Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, red lentils and squash soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Once the lentils are fully cooked, take the pan off the heat and blend the soup with a hand-held blender. Taste and adjust the seasoning to your preference. I thought this soup was going to be a completely ho-hum recipe, especially with such minimal ingredients, but I was pleasantly surprised because it was delicious!
Red Lentils and squash soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Red Lentils and squash soup is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook red lentils and squash soup using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Red Lentils and squash soup:
- Take 3 cups cubed butternut sqaush
- Prepare 4 parsnips cubed
- Prepare 1 large onion chopped
- Take 1 carrot chopped
- Take 4 cups chicken stock low sodium
- Get 2 cups red lentils
- Get to taste salt and pepper
- Get 1 tbsp. cumin ( optional)
- Get 2 tbsp. olive oil
The flavor of the soup is savory from the red lentils, garlic and onions and cumin. It has smoky notes from the smoked paprika, a little sweetness from the butternut squash and then that slight tang from the Greek yogurt. Top the soup with smoked almonds and cilantro for extra flavor and texture, then. Lentils, squash, and coconut milk are the main ingredients in this creamy, delicious soup.
Steps to make Red Lentils and squash soup:
- Saute onion in olive oil til soft. Add sqaush, parsnips, and carrot. Continue cooking for 3 minutes
- Add chicken stock and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add red lentils and cumin. Simmer til lentils begin to break apart. About 20 minutes. May need to add water if too thick up to 2 cups.
- In small batches blend until smooth in blender ( or use stick blender ). Add salt and pepper as desired and reheat to serve.
- Thick and creamy.
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion, ginger, garlic, and fenugreek until onion is tender. Mix the lentils, squash, and cilantro into the pot. This lentil and squash soup has a satisfying wholesome taste. If you omit meat or use a very low-fat cut then you might want to add perhaps a pat of butter for savor. I think this soup would work with pumpkin in place of butternut squash, or with carrots as the star.
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