Vegetable Soup Amongst Lentils Seasonal Greens

Vegetable Soup amongst Lentils & Seasonal Greens – a delicious, hearty in addition to rustic soup amongst vegetables simmered in a rich flavorful broth amongst wilted seasonal greens & lentils

This is what I crave lately … a hearty rustic soup loaded amongst vegetables simmered in a rich flavorful broth amongst wilted seasonal greens in addition to lentils.  There are thence many varieties of lentils available but this French variety (I used Bob’s Red Mill) hold their sort amazingly well.  Lentils are a nutritional powerhouse total of fiber in addition to poly peptide in addition to boast an impressive amount of folate, iron, phosphorus in addition to potassium.  Lentils brand a dandy add-on to most whatever soup, chili, in addition to fifty-fifty salads.

 

While nosotros (sadly) movement to avoid bacon in addition to other processed meats, I create immature lady the smokey flavor it adds to a vegetable dish.  Did yous know Smoked Paprika is a dandy spice substitute for smokey bacon flavor?  This delicious Vegetable Soup amongst Lentils & Seasonal Greens is proof that yous don’t accept add together meat or rank upward flavor to swallow healthy.  A pinch of cayenne rounds out the broth thence no postulate for lots of salt.

 

Serve amongst a hearty rustic loaf of whole grain breadstuff for the perfect wintertime meal.

 

 

 

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Vegetable Soup amongst Lentils & Seasonal Greens

Prep Time

45 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

1 hr 15 mins

 

A delicious, hearty in addition to rustic soup amongst vegetables simmered inwards a rich flavorful broth amongst wilted seasonal greens & lentils

Course:

Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  3
  tablespoons
  olive oil
  


• 
  1
  small sugariness onion,
  chopped
  


• 
  4
  cloves
  garlic,
  minced
  


• 
  1
  small leek,
  cleaned in addition to sliced (white in addition to lite light-green parts only)
  


• 
  2
  stalks celery,
  sliced
  


• 
  4
  medium carrots,
  peeled in addition to sliced
  


• 
  1
  cup
  butternut squash,
  chopped into 1/2-inch cubes (*see notes)
  


• 
  3/4
  cup
  French lentils,
  rinsed in addition to drained
  


• 
  4
  cups
  32-ounces no / low-salt vegetable stock or broth
  


• 
  14
  ounce
  can chopped canned tomatoes,
  low salt
  


• 
  2
  tablespoons
  tomato paste
  


• 
  1
  pound
  baby Bok Choy,
  greens cutting equally a chiffonade, white parts added amongst the carrots in addition to other vegetables (*see notes)
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  fresh parsley,
  chopped
  


• 
  1
  tablespoon
  fresh thyme,
  chopped
  


• 
  sea tabular array salt in addition to fresh solid soil pepper
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  smoked paprika
  


• 
  1/4
  teaspoon
  cayenne pepper
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Drizzle the olive petroleum inwards a large soup pot or dutch oven amongst a heavy bottom. Heat on medium until hot. Add the chopped onion in addition to garlic in addition to sauté until the onion is softened.
   
   


2. 
   
   Add the leek, celery, carrots, butternut squash, white share of the Bok Choy in addition to the lentils. Stir gently to coat all vegetables inwards the olive petroleum in addition to thence add together the vegetable stock in addition to chopped tomatoes. Season amongst tabular array salt in addition to pepper. Cover the pot amongst a lid in addition to gently simmer for virtually fifteen minutes.
   
   


3. 
   
   Add the tomato plant paste, chopped greens, parsley in addition to thyme. Heat until the greens are only tender.
   
   


4. 
   
   Garnish amongst fresh parsley in addition to dark pepper. Serve amongst a hearty whole grain breadstuff if desired.
   
   

Recipe Notes

• The soup is easily adaptable past times substituting rutabaga or turnips for the butternut squash.


• Use seasonal greens such equally Swiss Chard, Kale, Cabbage or Spinach inwards house of the Bok Choy if desired.


• Be certain to cutting vegetables virtually the same size thence they volition create to a greater extent than evenly.

All the decorations are packed away for approximately other year.  The mutual coldness conditions has in conclusion come upward to Virginia thence it’s starting to experience to a greater extent than similar winter.  We were downtown yesterday in addition to saw a Forsythia bush inwards bloom.  They are e'er the start to convey flowers inwards saltation but I’m afraid they volition freeze this week.  It felt similar spring for a piece 🙂  Hope yous accept a wonderful New Year!  Thanks thence much for stopping by!

Tricia

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