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Lentil, Black Bean & Brown Rice Soup Recipe
by Salad Foodie

Lentil, Black Bean & Brown Rice Soup

Hearty and healthy, this soup will satisfy your fall comfort food needs. I was inspired by a demo of lentil and brown rice soup by Chef Michael on Chef At Home, but he uses no recipes, just methods. When I took my turn in the kitchen to replicate it I went off on so many tangents, that this version bears little resemblance to his! But OMGosh, it’s yummy.

Rating: 4.8/5
Avg. 4.8/5 2 votes
Prep time: United States American
Cook time: Servings: 10

Goes Well With: garlic bread, sour dough bread, cornbread, crackers, fresh green salad

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus a drizzle more if needed
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 large stalk celery chopped
  • 1 large or 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 32-ounce carton chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 pint canned diced tomatoes (I used an equivalent amount of diced garden tomatoes)
  • 1/2 cup lentils, rinsed
  • 1/2 cup brown rice
  • 2 teaspoons Better Than Bouillon Base, chicken or vegetable
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1 16-ounce can black beans (to enhance soup flavor I did not drain)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Salt & Pepper as desired
  • 1-2 cups water if needed for desired soup consistency

Directions

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in 4-1/2 quart pot over medium heat. Sauté onion 3 minutes until soft. Add celery, carrots and garlic; sauté a couple minutes more, adding a drizzle more olive oil if needed.
  2. Add broth, tomatoes, lentils, brown rice, bouillon base, tomato paste, bay leaf and cumin.
  3. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook 30 minutes or more until lentils and brown rice are tender.
  4. Add corn, black beans and butter; bring again to simmer, cover and cook a few minutes more until corn is tender. Taste and correct seasoning; add salt and pepper as desired. Remove bay leaf before serving. If needed for desired consistency add additional water or broth.