spiced lentil soup
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients For spiced lentil soup
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3 Tbspolive oil
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salt
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6 cchicken broth
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1/2 lblentils, picked over
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1 smbay leaf and 5 sprigs parsley, tied together with kitchen string
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3/4 tspground allspice
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1 Tbspground chili powder
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1 tspground cumin
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1 smboiling potato, peeled, diced
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1green bell pepper, diced
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2ribs celery, diced
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2carrots, diced
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1onion, chopped
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2 Tbspunsalted butter
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freshly ground black pepper
How To Make spiced lentil soup
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1Place the olive oil, butter and onion in a soup kettle, set over low heat and cook until the onion has softened, about 5 to 7 minutes.
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2Increase the heat to medium, add the carrots and stir-cook for 1 minute.
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3Add the celery and stir-cook for 1 minute.
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4Add the green pepper and stir-cook for 1 minute.
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5Add the diced potato, cumin, chili powder and allspice; stir-cook for 1 minute.
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6Add the herb bundle, lentils and chicken broth; bring to a boil, then boil for 1 minute.
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7Cover and simmer for about 1 hour, or until the lentils are tender.
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8The soup may be prepared in advance up to this point.
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9Season the soup with salt and fresh pepper to taste and discard the parsley-bay leaf bundle.
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10Ladle the soup into warm bowls and serve steaming hot.
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