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15-Minute Lentil Soup

Everyday Food, October 2009
  • Prep Time 15 minutes
  • Total Time 15 minutes
  • Yield Serves 1
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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, finely chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 14.5 ounces low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup cooked lentils (from a 15-ounce can), rinsed and drained
  • 2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth; bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Add lentils and cook until soup thickens slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

Recipe Reviews

  • ppixie
    24 Jan, 2013

    Loved this! I used lemon juice instead of the vinegar because I had lentil soup at a restaurant that used lemon and I liked the taste.

  • Wist
    16 Jan, 2012

    Nutrition information?

  • cheftb
    2 Jan, 2012

    Correction:
    My DH now likes it (w/o cornbread). My DD only likes it with cornbread. smh

  • cheftb
    2 Jan, 2012

    I enjoyed this soup that I served with cornbread (my DH said that it was OK, and my 5 year old didn't like it). I pre-cooked dried lentils instead of using canned (less sodium). I also tripled the recipe for 3 people.

  • sarahjorgensen
    5 Apr, 2011

    Just made this for lunch. Also quickly cooked up some dry lentils instead of using canned. Substituted vegetable broth. Added a handful of chopped fresh parsley to my bowl at the end. It was FANTASTIC!

  • VanessasKitchen
    21 Nov, 2010

    This soup is AMAZING! I wasn't able to find canned lentils, so I bought dried lentils and pre-cooked them before I put them in the soup. It still only took thirty minutes. I really like the red wine vinegar!

  • Missnyse
    13 Oct, 2010

    I loved this soup! It's the healthiest, quickest, and most nutritious soup I have made! Thank you Martha for yet another delicious recipe!

  • rpinsky
    19 Oct, 2009

    This was quite tasty. I think the red wine vinegar added a lot to the soup.