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Red Lentil Soup

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As much as I adore my new loft, I definitely did a bit of downsizing with my cabinet space (and storage in general!). Eek. I’m convincing myself that this will help me try to cook with even more fresh foods (hopefully!). But in the meantime, my goal over the next few weeks is to try and use many of my pantry ingredients to save some space. So when the weather was nice and cool for the first time in months today, I decided to celebrate using a random bag of red lentils to make some easy lentil soup!

This soup is without a doubt one of my favorite impromptu meals to make because it is so easy to improvise! Just start with a basic base of your mirepoix (onions, carrots and celery), add some broth and lentils, and then thrown in whatever veggies, seasonings and even favorite extra proteins that you may have on hand! Today I decided to go vegetarian and just make the soup sans-meat, but did add in some delicious roasted red peppers and smoked paprika to give some extra flavor. And it was simply wonderful.

Made me all the more excited for the cooler weather to come, and all of the hearty soups to warm us up. :)

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Easy Red Lentil Soup

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  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

Description

A quick and delicious recipe for easy lentil soup.


Ingredients

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  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped white onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped carrots
  • 1/2 cup diced roasted red pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 cup red lentils
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, carrots, roasted red pepper, and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the onion is cooked and translucent. Add the broth, lentils and smoked paprika. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until the lentils are cooked.
  2. Serve warm.

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16 comments on “Red Lentil Soup”

  1. My cupboards at home are seriously overflowing so I need to follow your example and cook from my pantry when I get home. This soup looks so flavourful!

  2. gorgeous soup – and when it’s not 95F out, I will be so on board with this :)

  3. looks fantastic – love lentil soup!

  4. Oh my word, that soup looks divine! So gorgeous and colorful!

  5. Oh smoked paprika + lentils! I am in!! Love this.

  6. Beautiful soup! I could eat soup everyday! This one is a keeper! :)

  7. Loving this recipe – I am so excited for Fall!!!

  8. What a pretty soup, I love all the veggies and red lentils – must try!

  9. I love lentil soup, and soup at any time of year is a good idea in my books!!

  10. i love how easy this is and how fast you can make it to give yourself a warm hearty meal. i’m with you – can’t wait to get the stews and soups in the colder months ahead!

  11. You know, I’m not actually a lentil person but I totally want to give this soup a try (yeah, it looks that freaking good)!

  12. Great recipe! Thank you for sharing it. I just finished making this for dinner and spooned some into a little bowl to see if it needed anything additional. Nope…perfect as is. What a great idea for a quick and hearty dinner, especially on a cold night.

  13. Hi! 
    Will this soup be good with regular peppers and no smoked paprik but regular paprika?
    I want to try it 

    Thanks 

    • Hi Leah! Do you mean bell peppers? If so, we think that would still be yummy, and for the paprika, we prefer the smoked, but regular will work fine!

  14. I found this easy and satisfying soup today. It was simple to make and the smoked paprika completed it. It is part of this week’s meal prep. Tomorrow I may crumble a slice of turkey bacon on top for lunch since I have that in the fridge.
    Thanks for an easy lunch!