{"id":5838,"date":"2019-01-23T18:18:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T23:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/?p=5838"},"modified":"2019-01-23T18:18:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T23:18:25","slug":"best-lentil-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/?p=5838","title":{"rendered":"Best Lentil Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Serves 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Cookie and Kate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 cup extra virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 medium yellow or white onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, peeled and chopped<\/li>\n<li>4 garlic cloves, pressed or minced<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon curry powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>large can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, lightly drained<\/li>\n<li>1 cup brown or green lentils, picked over and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>4 cups vegetable broth<\/li>\n<li>2 cups water<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt, more to taste<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of red pepper flakes<\/li>\n<li>Freshly ground black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chopped fresh collard greens or kale, tough ribs remove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Warm the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. One-fourth cup olive oil may seem like a lot, but it adds a lovely richness and heartiness to this nutritious soup.<\/li>\n<li>Once the oil is shimmering, add the chopped onion and carrot and cook, stirring often, until the onion has softened and is turning translucent, about 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the garlic, cumin, curry powder and thyme. Cook until fragrant while stirring constantly, about 30 seconds. Pour in the drained diced tomatoes and cook for a few more minutes, stirring often, in order to enhance their flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in the lentils, broth and the water. Add 1 teaspoon salt and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Season generously with freshly ground black pepper. Raise heat and bring the mixture to a boil, then partially cover the pot and reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the lentils are tender but still hold their shape.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer 2 cups of the soup to a blender. Securely fasten the lid, protect your hand from steam with a tea towel placed over the lid, and pur\u00e9e the soup until smooth. Pour the pur\u00e9ed soup back into the pot. (Or, use an immersion blender to blend a portion of the soup.)<\/li>\n<li>Add the chopped greens and cook for 5 more minutes, or until the greens have softened to your liking. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Taste and season with more salt, pepper and\/or lemon juice until the flavors really sing. For spicier soup, add another pinch or two of red pepper flakes.<\/li>\n<li>Serve while hot. Leftovers will keep well for about 4 days in the refrigerator, or<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serves 6 Source: Cookie and Kate Ingredients: 1\/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 medium yellow or white onion, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 4 garlic cloves, pressed or minced 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon curry powder 1\/2 teaspoon dried thyme large can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, lightly drained 1 cup brown or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soups"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5838\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.darcyparks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}