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Classic Lentil Soup

April 2, 2018 by delane Leave a Comment

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Classic Lentil Soup, seasoned with ham and vegetables, is a healthy bowl of comfort food.   This soup is easy to make, reheats and freezes well.  

Classic Lentil SoupIt has been cold and rainy in Chicago this week.  Cold and rainy weather makes me want to hunker down, watch John Hughes films and eat comfort food.  What is more comforting than a hot bowl of lentil soup?  A big plate of mac n cheese followed by a slice of  apple pie  

Lentil Soup with Ham and Lemon

Lentil soup is not only comforting but it’s healthy.  It packs in over 18 grams of fiber per serving.  And since most American don’t eat enough (The average adult only eats 15 grams of dietary fiber per day), lentil soup is a tasty fiber filled choice.

I like to serve this soup with a slice of crusty bread.  

Lentil and Ham Soup with Lemon

I must mention, that this recipe freezes and reheats well.

Spoon Lenil Soup with Ham and Lemon

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Classic Lentil Soup

Classic Lentil Soup

Classic Lentil Soup, seasoned with ham and vegetables, is a healthy bowl of comfort food.   This soup is easy to make, reheats and freezes well.
Author delane

Ingredients

  • 1 cups ham diced
  • 2 cups cooked lentils par cooked
  • 1 cup onion diced 
  • 1 cup carrot diced
  •  1 cup celery diced 
  • 6 cups chicken stock or broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp preserved lemon diced

Instructions

  1. In a stock pot, heat oil.
  2. Add carrots, onion and, celery.  Cook for 2 minutes. Season with salt. 
  3. Add ham and thyme. Mix until combined.
  4. Add lentils. Mix until combined. 
  5. Add stock and bay leaf.  Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes. In the last 5 minutes of cooking add preserved lemon. 
  6. Salt and pepper to taste. 
  7. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Recipe Notes

 

https://nutrifox.com/recipes/32739/edit

Tips for making Classic Lentil Soup

Soaked Lentils1. Soak lentil for a minimum of 8 hours before cooking.  

Diced Ham
2. Do not use presliced deli ham rather use a piece of ham.  
 
Cooked Lentils
 
3. For a clear broth, par cook lentils then rinse.  The starch that cooks out lentils makes the soup broth murky. As an alternative, you can use packaged precooked lentils.  
 
Lentil and Ham Soup Ingredients
4. Use a small dice on all of the ingredients.  A small dice will keep the lentils from lost among the other ingredients. 
 
Preserved Lemons
5. For a unique twist, add a few diced preserved lemons. GAME Changer in flavor.  
 

Check out some of my other favorite soup recipes:

Spicy Pork Dumpling Soup

Nilagang Baka -Filipino Beef Soup

Italian Barese Sausage Soup

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This recipe, Classic Lentil Soup, was originally published on Apr 18, 2013.  It was updated in April for 2018 for accuracy.  

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