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Green Lentil Soup: Fast, Cheap and Out of Control

March 2, 2008 · By Monica Shaw

Simply Good Lentil Soup

Some lentils play hard to get. Take the yellow lentil, for instance: even after an hour of cooking she’s still tough on the teeth. But the green lentil, well, she’s a bit of a slut.

Green Lentils on Flickr - Photo Sharing!-6.jpgGreen lentils are fast and easy: they require no soaking, take just 20 minutes to cook, and will go with about any vegetable you throw at it. Better still, they’re high protein, low fat, and full of fiber. Not to mention cheap: according to Cheap Healthy Good, a serving of a similar soup costs just $0.69.

Because they’re so easy to cook, green lentils are ideal for quick soups on cold days. This soup doesn’t really need a recipe: just throw in whatever veggies you have on hand. Carrots and tomato are especially good, as is parsley.

Fast and Easy Lentil Soup

Ingredients

  • 250g green lentils
  • 1 tin of tomatoes
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 2 ribs of celery, sliced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, sliced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • A handful of parsley
  • Enough vegetable stock to cover (or more if you desire a soupy soup)
  • Ground black pepper

Directions

Put everything together in a pot and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down and simmer for 20 minutes. Optional: At the end, freshen the soup with a splash of vinegar or squeeze of lemon.
Serve with crusty bread.

Serves 4.
Per serving: 282 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; 18g Protein; 51g Carbohydrate

Nutrition information derived from the USDA food database.

Link to other high protein vegan foods

About Monica Shaw

Veg lover, dog owner, hill walker, wild camper, avocado addict, nerd. I write about how to be awesome through a "smarter fitter" approach to eating, drinking, living and working.
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  1. SmarterFitter Blog » Blo says

    March 2, 2008 at 7:22 pm

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  2. SmarterFitter Blog » Blo says

    February 19, 2009 at 9:40 am

    […] – Beans, lentils, veggies, stock, maybe a tin of tomatoes, some mixed herbs. It’s that easy. Green lentils work really for this because they cook fast! See my recipe for fast and easy green lentil soup for […]

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  3. SmarterFitter Blog » Blo says

    March 2, 2009 at 10:05 pm

    […] Green lentil soup with vegana cornbread and avocado […]

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  4. Kobi says

    November 8, 2012 at 7:08 am

    Do I need to soak the lentils prior to cooking them?
    I just bought them in a packet

    πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Monica says

      November 8, 2012 at 7:13 am

      As long as you bought green lentils, then you shouldn’t need to soak them (check the packet to make sure – it should tell you!). Enjoy!

      Reply

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