Sunday, January 4, 2009

Red Lentil Soup

Made this last night for dinner. I'm on a bit of a lentil kick lately, mostly because I've got loads of them in my cupboard that I want to use up (among other dried goods - stay tuned for a recipe incorporating barley in the near future!) I slightly modified the recipe found here. I like this one because I happened to have almost all the components sitting in my cupboard or fridge already - just needed to pop out and buy an onion.

Ingredients:
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 3/4 cups split red lentils
7 1/2 cups water
a chicken bouillon packet
salt and pepper
1 tsp cumin
~2 tablespoons lemon juice (from a bottle, cuz I had some in the fridge)

To make:
1. Put the onion bits, lentils, water, bouillon, and a little salt and pepper in a large pot. Simmer 1/2 hour, or until the lentils have disintegrated.
2. Stir in cumin and lemon juice and adjust seasoning to taste.

As usual, I ate this with a couple slices of whole wheat sourdough toast. And there's loads of it, so I'll be eating it for lunch all week.

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