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  • Creamy Lentil and Broccoli Soup

    8 votes
    Creamy Lentil and Broccoli Soup
    Prep: 10 min Cook: 1 hours Servings: 8
    by John Spottiswood
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    This is a creamy, flavorful, and incredibly healthy soup. The next time you're in the mood for split pea soup (also very healthy), try this instead. It has a wonderful body and a great hearty flavor. If you haven't had sumac before as a seasoning, this is a great dish to try it with. Sumac is commonly used in the middle east to season just about any dish, and it's great over this soup. Put a few sprinkles of sumac and cayenne over this soup and it takes on a rich and spicy demeanor. Between the broccoli and the lentils, this soup packs an amazing amount of nutrients and protein in a delicious package.

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    • 6 cloves garlic, smashed
    • 1 cup chopped onion
    • 1 large carrot, chopped
    • 1 celery stalk, chopped
    • 1 tbsp dried basil
    • 4 cups chopped broccoli (1 large head)
    • 2 medium potatoes, chopped
    • 1 cup dried green lentils
    • 6 cups (1 L) low sodium chicken broth
    • 2 tbsp (30 mL) parmesan cheese, grated (optional)
    • Cayenne pepper and/or Sumac for seasoning

    Directions

    1. Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat.
    2. Add the onions and saute for 2 minutes then add the garlic and sauté for another minute.
    3. Add the carrots, celery and basil and cook for 4 more minutes until the spices coat them nicely.
    4. Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil.
    5. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour covered, covered.
    6. Using a wand blender, puree till smooth.
    7. Serve in a bowl with crusty bread and cayenne pepper and sumac for seasoning.

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    Reviews

    • Nancy Miyasaki
      Nancy Miyasaki
      To be honest, this soup isn't all that complex or interesting. But not many creamy soups are. This gets a 4.5 rating because it is remarkably creamy and flavorful for a soup with very healthy ingredients. And a little cayenne, sumac or emeril's essence will add another flavor dimension for those who want it.
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      • Wing Ng
        Wing Ng
        This recipe is very similar to a cauliflower potato and blue cheese soup that I make. I like the addition of the sumac.

        Comments

        • judee
          judee
          I'm definetely up for soup and this is a nutritious combination .
          • Monocot
            Monocot
            I was very disapointed about this soup. I followed it to a key and I had one large pot of bland soup. No amazing flavors popped, No flavor at all.I wont be making this again...
            • Rivertree Kitchen
              Rivertree Kitchen
              What a fantastic idea. I make broccoli soup often, and lentil soup occasionally; it never occurred to me to combine them. If you add the broccoli halfway through the cooking instead of at the beginning, would the soup be greener?
              • Mary Callan
                Mary Callan
                I think this is a fantastic soup - I love that you have incorporated brocolli and your seasonings sound delicious. Perfect for a cold winter lunch.

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