Lentil soup is delicious and a great dish to enhance with your favorite vegetables, meats, herbs, and spices. Packed with protein, vitamins and minerals, lentil soup is healthy and nutritious. Lentils are part of the legume family. And typically found in dried form along with other beans and dried vegetables. Dried lentils come in a variety of types and sizes. To prepare them for cooking, simply sift through them for imperfect lentils, rinse them in a colander, then follow the directions on the package for soaking them, typically an hour or so in hot water.
Once your lentils are ready for cooking, you can use them in thick and thin soups, hearty chowders and stews and chili. Lentils work great with other ingredients, especially chicken broth, sauteed vegetables and garlic. Work with lentils
a few times and you will start to get a feel for the flavors you can use to enhance your soups. Dried and fresh herbs work very well in lentil soups, as do poultry and hearty root vegetables.
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