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This soup was absolutely awesome. My throat has been feeling scratchy from all the dry air lately and all I could think about was something hot - both temperature wise and taste wise! Hot tea, coffee, and soup - three things I really look for when my throat feels this way!
I found this recipe in one of my many Cooking Light books. I've looked at it several times and always intended to make it but just never got to it until the other evening - and now I will probably use this recipe whenever I make lentil soup again! The spices in the soup are exactly the type that I like and you can adjust the heat to whatever temperature you prefer. The fresh tomato and cilantro topping it off is absolutely perfect. As a matter of fact, I can't wait to have this for lunch again today! Grumpy did enjoy this soup - I was a bit worried it might have too much heat for him (heartburn strikes him when he eats late and spicy) but apparently it worked for him too! His only comment was that he wasn't going to be well liked at work the next day. ;o)
adapted from Cooking Light, September 2001
I did change this a little bit so if you would like to see the original recipe you can find it at myrecipes.com
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
2 garlic cloves, minced
2-14.5 ounce cans petite diced tomatoes, undrained
4 cubes vegetable boullion
4 cans water (using the can the tomatoes came in for measurement)
2-½ cups dried lentils
⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro (more is better!)
Chopped fresh tomatoes
Cilantro sprig
Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until tender. Add the turmeric, cumin, chili pepper flakes, saute for 1 minute. Add tomatoes, water, vegetable boullion and lentils and simmer until lentils are tender. Stir in fresh cilantro near the end of the cooking process. You may need to add more water as the lentils cook. Serve garnished with chopped fresh tomatoes and cilantro
SMITH BITES
a good lentil soup is a thing to behold - perfect for the biting cold of winter!
teresa
what a lovely soup!
marla
I love lentil soup, thanks for sharing this with us 🙂
Cajun Chef Ryan
And with the tomato and cilantro added this is a really great looking bowl of soup!
Bon appetit!
CCR
=:~)
Donna-FFW
Im with you, I like my lentils whole as well. This lloks fantastic. I usually use barefoot contessa's. Ill try this one next time. Gotta love cooking light.
Treat and Trick
Great combo, looks healthy and delicious! I too like my lentil to be whole and not puree. Beautiful photo too...
Mary Ann
This sounds and looks just fabulous. I love lentil soup, but I like them whole too, no pureeing for me!
Leslie
Mmmm. i love the addition of the red pepper flakes! Yummy soup
bellini valli
With light snow falling this is exactly the kind of thing that perks up a day.