So's Spicy Lentil & Tomato Valentine Soup
Description
This delightful soup is sure to please your sweetheart any day of the year. It is named in honor So Beck--a customer and now dear Timeless friend who lives and eats well in Oakland, CA. So is able to buy Timeless lentils and other grains at Andronico's and other fine gourmet and natural food stores throughout the Bay Area.
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Ingredients
At a glance
Difficulty
Moderate
Makes
Four
* 1 Tablespoon sunflower oil
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* 2 garlic clove, crushed
* 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled & finely chopped
* 1 Teaspoon cumin seed, crushed
* 1 lb. ripe tomato chopped or 14. oz. can chopped tomato
* 1/2 Cup Timeless Petite Crimson Lentils
* 5 Cups vegetable stock
* 1 Teaspoon tomato puree
* salt & pepper to taste
* low fat yogurt
* freshly chopped parsley as garnish
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* 2 garlic clove, crushed
* 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled & finely chopped
* 1 Teaspoon cumin seed, crushed
* 1 lb. ripe tomato chopped or 14. oz. can chopped tomato
* 1/2 Cup Timeless Petite Crimson Lentils
* 5 Cups vegetable stock
* 1 Teaspoon tomato puree
* salt & pepper to taste
* low fat yogurt
* freshly chopped parsley as garnish
Methods/steps
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan and cook the chopped onion gently for 5 minutes until translucent.
2. Stir in garlic, ginger and cumin.
3. Add tomatoes and lentils.
4. Cook over low heat for about 3 minutes.
5. Stir in the stock and tomato puree. Bring to boil, lower heat and simmer gently for about 15 minutes, until lentils are soft.
6. Salt and pepper to taste.
7. Puree the soup in a blender or food processor. Return to a clean pan and reheat gently.
8. Serve in heated bowls, and with a heart-shaped swirl of yogurt and sprinkling of chopped parsley.
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Created by DaveO
The perfect pureed summer soup when zucchini or summer squash is in abundance. May be served hot or cold. Unassertive, smooth, adaptable to whatever garden herbs are available.
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Additional Tips
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Nutrition Notes Calories 165 Fat 4 g. Saturated Fat 0 g. Transfat 0 g. Cholesterol 0