David and I are just back from a weekend in London. The days were jam-packed full of the Olympics (David had basketball tickets), walking for miles, chatting with friends, wine-tasting, shopping and eating. A LOT of eating. It was fabulous.
We arrived home, tired and happy, at 2pm on Monday afternoon. By 4pm I’d made a massive pot of my favourite soup to see us through the week. It’s soothing and nourishing and might just help me atone for the vast amounts of calories consumed over the weekend. 🙂
Lentil Soup
(makes lots)
Splash of olive oil
1 onion, chopped
5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tblspn ground cumin
1 tspn ground coriander
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
2 cups of red lentils
3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced thinly
2 litres of chicken or vegetable stock (from a cube is fine)
Salt & pepper
Cayenne pepper (optional)
Lemon juice and coriander to serve
- Gently fry the onion in olive oil until softened. Add the garlic and spices and cook for 30 seconds more.
- Add the tomatoes, lentils and carrots. Stir well to combine and cook for a few minutes.
- Add the stock and bring to a simmer. Simmer gently for 30 mins until lentils have collapsed and carrots are tender.
- Use a hand blender to puree the soup. Season with salt and pepper and add Cayenne to taste if using.
- I like to stir through a squeeze of lemon juice and add a sprinkling of coriander to each bowl before serving.
Oh, this looks yummy. A very short, but equally lovely blog post x
Great photos and lovely recipe… can’t wait to try this soup x
wendy !so much fun! I am heading down to london-but will miss the olympics-booo! I need a detox/liquid diet after these holidays…
A wonderful comfort food. This is one I like to make when feeling like a taste of home. I like too that no bones needed to be boiled up before soup can be made, You’ve put me in the mood although as it is 32c here maybe I’ll hang back until it’s a wee bit cooler.
love your photos – london must be so exciting right now – and lentil soup is perfect at journey’s end
Nothing soothes as well as lentil soup . I like the sound of adding a sqeeze of lemon , I must try .
Think you have your blogging mojo back! I’ve really missed your recipes and can’t wait to try the soup. Yum.
Wendykins, two questions 1.) are the lentils uncooked when you put them in the soup 2) Does the soup taste very tomatoey? Just started making soups and this one looks delicious and I’d love to try it but I don’t like too much of a tomatoey taste.
Thanks for the comments, everyone! xx
Moi du Toi – Hello! The lentils are not cooked when you put them in the soup. Red lentils cook very easily/quickly. & 2) No, it doesn’t taste tomato-ey at all. 🙂
August is very hot here in Arizona but I still want to eat your soup. Will you add the recipe to your recipe index?
I made this soup tonight as it looked quick and easy … and it was. It was also delicious and full of flavour. Thanks for the recipe, it’s a keeper. 🙂
Isabel – Thank you for the reminder! I haven’t updated that list in about a year!
Pam – Excellent. Delighted to hear it.
Lovely recipe for lentil soup Wendy – I’ve marked this to try in a couple of months time. Isn’t Borough Market the best?
I made it exactly according to your recipe and shared some with a neighbor who dropped by while I was cooking and the aroma was floating around the house. We all agreed…exquisite!
Finally! I made this soup last week, both hubby and I loved it! It was too delicious and so easy to make and so quick! Thank you! Thank you!