Red Lentil Soup With Lemon And Cilantro Recipes

LEMONY RED LENTIL SOUP WITH CILANTRO

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Cook onion until soft, about 4 minutes. Add red lentils and chicken broth and bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer and cook until the lentils are soft, about 25 minutes.
• In a mini-chop, purée cilantro leaves, 1/4 cup olive oil, and salt; set aside.
• In a food processor, puree half the lentil mixture until almost smooth; return to the pan and add fresh lemon juice. Drizzle each serving with some of the cilantro purée.

RED LENTIL SOUP WITH LEMON AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Spread the lentils on a large plate and remove any small stones and other debris
• Rinse lentils in a fine-mesh colander and rinse well until the water runs clear
• In a large soup pot, boil lentils in 8 cups of water with the salt until tender, about 20 minutes. The lentils will turn yellow. Skim and discard any white from the surface, if any.
• While the red lentils are cooking, heat olive oil in a medium-size skillet sauté cilantro and garlic for 3-4 minutes or until the cilantro turns dark green. Set aside
• When lentils are tender and cooked garlic and cilantro, lemon juice and stir well.
• Simmer for an additional 20 minutes.

RED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onion, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, carrots, tomato, celery, cumin, and salt and sauté, stirring, 2 minutes. Add lentils, water, and broth and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in parsley, then season with salt and pepper.

LENTIL SOUP WITH CILANTRO (LOTS OF IT)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, heavy soup pot over medium heat, and add the garlic. Stir until fragrant, about a minute, and stir in the cumin and cayenne. Add the lentils, onion, bay leaf, water and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 40 minutes, until the lentils are tender and the broth aromatic. Add pepper, taste and adjust salt. Remove the halved onion and the bay leaf.
• Coarsely puree the soup in an immersion blender or food mill. Alternatively, puree half the soup in blender, 1 1/2 cups at time, being careful to cover the top of the blender with a towel to avoid hot splashes, then stir back into the soup. Heat through.
• Chop the cilantro, discarding the stems. Stir into the soup just before serving. Taste, adjust seasoning and serve, topping each bowl with a dollop of yogurt.

LEBANESE-STYLE RED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken stock and lentils to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic and onion, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Stir onions into the lentils and season with cumin and cayenne. Continue simmering until the lentils are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Carefully puree the soup in a standing blender, or with a stick blender until smooth. Stir in cilantro and lemon juice before serving.

RED LENTIL SOUP WITH LEMON

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat 3 tablespoons oil over high heat until hot and shimmering. Add onion and garlic, and sauté until golden, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste, cumin, salt, black pepper and chili powder or cayenne, and sauté for 2 minutes longer.
• Add broth, 2 cups water, lentils and carrot. Bring to a simmer, then partially cover pot and turn heat to medium-low. Simmer until lentils are soft, about 30 minutes. Taste and add salt if necessary.
• Using an immersion or regular blender or a food processor, purée half the soup then add it back to pot. Soup should be somewhat chunky.
• Reheat soup if necessary, then stir in lemon juice and cilantro. Serve soup drizzled with good olive oil and dusted lightly with chili powder if desired.

LEMONY LENTIL SOUP WITH CILANTRO

Steps:

• Purée cilantro with 6 tablespoons oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth. Transfer purée to a bowl and set blender aside.
• Cook onion in remaining tablespoon oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Add allspice and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Add lentils, broth, and water and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until lentils are very soft, about 30 minutes. Transfer 1 cup lentils with some of broth to blender and purée until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), then return to saucepan. Add lemon juice and pepper to taste. Stir in cilantro purée.

RED LENTIL SOUP WITH LEMON

Steps:

• In a large pot heat the oil and sauté the onion for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté an additional minute.
• Stir in the tomato paste, cumin, salt, pepper and cayenne and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
• Add the broth, lentils and carrot. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes - until the lentils and carrot are soft. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
• Use an immersion blender to puree the soup. Add the lemon juice and cilantro and serve.

RED LENTIL SOUP WITH LEMON

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat oil over high heat until hot
• Add onion and garlic and saute until golden, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste, cumin, salt, pepper and chili powder or cayenne pepper, saute 2 more minutes
• Add broth, water, lentils, and carrots.
• Bring to a simmer, partially cover pot
• Simmer at medium-low until lentils are soft, about 30 minutes.
• Puree half the soup using an immersion or regular blender and then add it back to the pot. The soup will not be completely smooth.
• Stir in lemon juice and cilantro, reheat if necessary before serving.

RED LENTIL SOUP WITH LIME AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Melt butter in soup pot over medium heat. Add onions and celery; cook until onions are translucent, about 4-6 minutes.
• Add bay leaf, cumin and garlic, cook 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add lentils and coat evenly with butter, cook 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add 6 cups broth. Bring to simmer and stir often so lentils don't scorch. Cook soup until lentils begin to dissolve and begin to look like a pureed soup. Add additional broth as needed to adjust consistency.
• Season to taste with fresh squeezed lime juice, salt and pepper. Stir in cilantro or parsley. Serve!