Lentil Soup – Homemade Soup Recipe

Lentil Soup – Homemade Soup Recipe

Lentil Soup Recipe:

Lentil soup is a wonderful soup to make.

It is very easy to make and the lentil soup has tremendous flavour.

And lentil soup is extremely good for our health. Lentils have lots of nutritional value.

Cooking with lentils is easy. They don’t need soaking, they just need a rinse.

For this lentil soup I used red lentils but you can use red, brown, green, yellow or black lentils. When choosing your colour lentil for your lentil soup it will alter the colour accordingly.

Either way they are all full of goodness. Lentils are rich in Iron and are an excellent source of protein. Lentils are a great source of fibre too.

I love this lentil soup recipe as it is so delicious, easy to make and it is a very healthy meal, perfect for a lunch or dinner.

You can also freeze this lentil soup too, making it a very practical recipe.

For those living alone it is a perfect way of making a healthy meal once and you can freeze it in individual portions for future uses by just heating it up. With this lentil soup recipe you would probably get about six meals which is great.

And of course those of you with a few in the household, it is perfect too.

I love one pot dinners, less washing up and easy to dish out to your guests or family and you can always just leave the pot on the table and let everyone help themselves.

It is easy and tasty to just heat up your lentil soup the next day (if there is any left of course).

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Serves:
6 portions

 


Great For:
Dinner or Lunch

 


Cooking Time:
30 – 40 mins

 

Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup

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Ingredients

  • 300g Or 2 large carrot
  • 160g or 1 large onion
  • 350g or 3 medium potatoes
  • 400g lentils of your choice
  • 20g butter
  • 4 stock cubes
  • 1 ½ litre water
  • Or you can use homemade stock
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp of black or white pepper
  • 2 bay leaves (optional)

Lentil Soup Recipe – Method & Instructions

When you are chopping your vegetable a good tip is to put a tea-towel under your chopping board and this will stop your chopping board moving as you are using your knife to cut. It is safer.

I like to cut and prepare my vegetables and put in some dishes ready for use.

Firstly peel and dice the onion. To prevent your eyes watering cut the onion in half from root end to the other end. Then cut the opposite to the root end off. Keep the root end intact. See the video for a visual explanation.

Secondly peel carrots and chop off one end, keeping one end intact so you have something to hold, so you don’t end up grating your fingers. Then grate the carrot.

Thirdly peel and cut your potatoes. You can out them in water until you are ready to use them. Keeping them in water stops them going black.

Next you need to put your lentils into a sieve and rinse them under the tap.

You can make your stock by placing stock cubes in water.

If you wanted to make your own stock for the lentil soup, you can use water from previously boiled vegetables.

Making your own chicken stock is an a option too, to make a chicken stock then use the bones from a chicken and either boil them in water or put bones and water in a slow cooker and leave overnight. This gives lovely chicken stock. Another way is to boil a chicken in a large pot and use the water as your stock.

Preparation for your Lentil Soup is done – Now let’s make it

Now in a pot melt some butter and add your onion. Mix the onion into the butter, put the lid on and let them sauté for 5 minutes. Keep on a low heat.

After you have cooked your onion for five minutes, add your grated carrot to the pot.

Then add your potatoes to the pot.

Season the lentil soup with salt and pepper.

Add the rinsed lentils, keeping on a low heat and give all the ingredients a good mix.

Pour the stock into the pot and turn up the heat to bring it to the boil. Add in bay leaves.

Once brought to the boil, turn heat down to low again, put the lid on and simmer, stirring occasionally.

Cook for about 20 – 30 minutes.

The lentil soup is meant to be nice and thick but if you feel it is too thick, just add a little water.

Personally I love the soup like this with but if you prefer the go ahead and liquidise it. Some people love it smooth and others love it with bits in, personal preference.

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Enjoy your Lentil Soup.

Happy Cooking

Sharon

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How to make coleslaw – homemade

How to make coleslaw – homemade

How to make Coleslaw – Homemade:

Coleslaw is delicious when it is homemade. Often people tell me how tasty and delicious my homemade coleslaw is.

If I visit friends and family sometimes I would bring some with me and they love it.

Homemade Coleslaw just goes with so many things. I love having it with homemade onion rings, homemade pies, and a steak or with chicken and many other things.

Some other suggestions that this gorgeous coleslaw would be nice with and I have recipes to show you is Jacket Potato, Homemade Cheese Burger, Stuffed Chicken Breast with Cheese & Ham, Veggie Fingers and individual Mini Chicken Pie.

Make sure you browse through the website to find more fabulous recipes like the homemade quiche, homemade mini chicken pie or the vegetarian scotch egg and lots more recipes for home cooking.

It is an amazing accompaniment to a main course, or as part of a salad or in a sandwich, panini, bagel or roll.

This recipe is extremely versatile. This homemade version can be adapted to make various types.

I have given you the basic recipe and also highlighted some other ways you can adapt the coleslaw by adding different ingredients to the basic mixture.

You may think of another variation. Perhaps you might decide to put pineapple in it or something else.

I would love to hear your comments on what ones you have tried. What have been your favourites? And if you have come up with a different ingredient to add to the basic coleslaw then let me know in the comments.

I really recommend you try making this recipe. You will love it.

Enjoy making and tasting this wonderful coleslaw recipe.


Serves:
2 adults

 


Great For:
as part of a dinner or lunch

 


Cooking Time:
5 mins

 

Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup

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Ingredients for Basic Coleslaw

  • 80g cabbage – red or white or both
  • 80g carrot
  • 10g onion – red onion is best (optional)
  • 2 large heaped tbsp mayonnaise (you may need more when adding additional ingredients
  • salt & pepper

Additional Ingredients for other types

  • For Cheese – 80g cheedar cheese
  • For Sultana – 30g sultana
  • For Apple – 80g red apple 
  • For Fruity – 30g sultana & 80g red apple

How to make coleslaw – homemade

Method & Instructions 

Cut cabbage into ¼ inch slices then cut into chunky squares

Grate the carrot

Dice onion finely

Season with salt & pepper (optional)

Mix it well in a bowl

Add mayonnaise and mix well

Serve and enjoy

Or you can try the following variations of coleslaw:

  • For cheese coleslaw add 80g of cheddar cheese and mix well to the basic coleslaw mixture
  • For sultana coleslaw add 30g of sultana to the basic mixture and mix well
  • For a sweet apple coleslaw add 80g of apple – red is best

Core the apple or cut apple into four and cut out pips

Keeping the skin on is best and if you use a red apple it adds a vibrant colour

Dice the apple into small cubes

Add the basic mixture and mix well

  • For a fruity one add 30g sultana and 80g apple to the basic mixture and mix well
  • You can add 80g of cheese to the sultana one, or the apple, or the fruity coleslaw

Have fun with making yours and experiment as I did. But if you decide to just try making the basic one, then I can assure you there is nothing basic about the flavour.

You won’t ever buy a shop one again after you try this homemade version.

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