About Carrot & Lentil Soup

Carrot & Lentil Soup Serving suggestions

• Toppings – chopped cilantro/coriander, chopped parsley, a slice of lemon or lime, fried onions, roasted nuts, finely diced tomatoes, a pinch of paprika powder, sliced green onions.
• Sides – naan bread, wholemeal or multi seed bread, crusty bread, dinner rolls, garlic bread.

Tips

• If you want to give this a Moroccan twist, swap cumin and red pepper flakes for a few teaspoons of harissa paste.
• To give it a touch of India flavour, use garam masala or curry powder instead of cumin.
• To make it non-veg, add some shredded chicken after you blend the soup.
• For a dairy-free alternative, swap the milk with coconut cream or coconut milk.

Notes

• To give this soup an earthier flavour and add to the richness, chop about 100g of pumpkin or butternut squash (skin removed) and add it to the pan when mixing in your veggies. Make sure the pumpkin or squash is extra soft if you are blending the soup.
• If you are not blending up your soup, feel free to add some chopped spinach when the lentils are cooked through. Stir it in and allow it to wilt with the residual heat of the soup. If you blend it with the spinach there will be a change in the colour of the soup.
• You can also add some chopped celery stalks when adding your other veggies and this is again if you prefer a soup with chunky bits and not blending the soup.
• To divert from the more vegan or vegetarian approach, you can swap the vegetable broth for chicken broth and add the shredded chicken with the veggies if you prefer not to puree the soup. If you are pureeing the soup, you can add the chicken after blending the lentil soup.

Using a slow cooker to make Carrot & Lentil Soup

Add half the cumin seeds, half the chilli flakes, garlic, ginger, olive oil, carrots, lentils and 700ml stock into your slow cooker pot. You can add the other veggies at the stage if using. Cover and cook on High for 3 hours until the red lentils are tender. Dry-fry the remaining cumin seeds and chilli flakes just until fragrant. When the lentils are done, stir in the milk and whizz up the soup depending on how you like it.

Types of Lentils

You can used canned green lentils or brown lentils as alternatives to the dried red lentils in this soup, but it would change the colour of it.

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