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My family used to eat at a Greek restaurant often and some of us really enjoyed their lentil soup, my mother then managed to replicate it rather accurately, It is a vegetarian soup that would go great with some pita bread and a sandwich.
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==Description==
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Lentil soup <ref>{{cite book|last=Benoit|first=Madame |title=Cooks at Home |year=1987|publisher=Les Éditions Héritage Inc.|isbn=2762558972|pages=42}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Lentil-Soup |title=Bountiful Harvest Cookbook |year= |pages=6 |publisher=Taste of Home|work=}}</ref> known for being a great winter soup.
  
 
==Ingredients==
 
==Ingredients==
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*2 cups brown lentils
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* 2 cups (500 mL) brown lentils
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*1 large potato
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* 4 cups (1 L) cold water
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*2 carrots (or halved baby carrots)
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* 2 tbsp. (30 mL) salt
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*1 onion
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* 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) pepper
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*1/4 cups fresh parsley
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* 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
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*2 tbsp Vinigar or lemon juice
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* 1 19 oz. can (540 mL) tomatoes
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*Ground Pepper and Salt
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* 1 onion diced
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* 2 tbsp. (30 mL) fresh dill or 1 tbsp. (15 mL) dill seeds
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* 2 garlic cloves, crushed
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==Procedure==
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* 2 bay leaves
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*Slice the onion into large chunks.
 
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*Saute onion chunks in a small amount of olive oil in a large pot (or if you prefer the low edges use a skillet)
 
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*If you cooked the onions in a skillet like me go ahead and toss them into a large pot.
 
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*Add the 2 cups of brown lentils and 6 cups of water to the pot.
 
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*Bring the contents of the pot to a boil.
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==Procedures==
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*While you are waiting on the Contents to boil go ahead and chop the Carrots into thick slices, the potato into large cubes, and chop the parsley up fine.
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Boil all ingredients in a pot, then cover and let simmer on low heat for ~2 hours.
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*Once boiling add the rest of your carrots, potato, and parsley
 
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*Once the potatoes and lentils are tender, you may salt and pepper to taste.
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==References==
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<B>WARNING:</B>(Don't salt the beans until they are done or it will make them tough.)
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*Just before serving, add a couple tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice
 
  
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==Serving==
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[[Category:North American cuisine]]
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Put it in a bowl and enjoy it, you may want to add more salt or pepper to it, and I find adding some more uncooked fresh parsley enhances the flavor.
 
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 15 August 2012

Lentil soup
Lentil soup.JPG

Description

Lentil soup [1][2] known for being a great winter soup.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (500 mL) brown lentils
  • 4 cups (1 L) cold water
  • 2 tbsp. (30 mL) salt
  • 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) pepper
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
  • 1 19 oz. can (540 mL) tomatoes
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 tbsp. (30 mL) fresh dill or 1 tbsp. (15 mL) dill seeds
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 bay leaves


Procedures

Boil all ingredients in a pot, then cover and let simmer on low heat for ~2 hours.

References

  1. ↑ Benoit, Madame (1987). Cooks at Home. Les Éditions Héritage Inc.. pp. 42. ISBN 2762558972. 
  2. ↑ Bountiful Harvest Cookbook. Taste of Home. pp. 6. http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Lentil-Soup. 
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