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lentil soup

easy homemade brown lentil soup with carrots, celery, cumin, and coriander

prep
10 min
cook
35 min
total
45 min
serves
4
homemade brown lentil soup with carrots, celery, parsley, cumin, and coriander
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intro

ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cup brown lentils
  • 5½ cups water
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp coriander
  • salt, to taste

for serving

  • fresh parsley, chopped

let's make it

  1. 01

    heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. add onion, celery, carrots, and garlic and cook until soft + fragrant, ~5–7 minutes

  2. 02

    add the bay leaf, lentils, water, cumin, and coriander. stir to combine

  3. 03

    bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 25–30 minutes, until the lentils are tender

  4. 04

    remove the bay leaf, then pulse with an immersion blender for ~3 seconds — just enough to thicken the soup while leaving plenty of texture

  5. 05

    season with salt as needed and finish with fresh parsley & enjoy

notes

  • — don't go crazy with the immersion blender — a few seconds is all you need.

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