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Lentil Soup

Published: Dec 4, 2020 · Modified: Feb 17, 2025 by Deborah · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · #sponsoredpost · Leave a Comment

Lentil soup in bowl with black and white napkin
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My mum gave me her recipe for lentil soup when I left home and moved into my first flat...22 years ago!!   The method she gave me was for using a pressure cooker, however, the instructions I've provided below are for cooking the soup on the hob.   My pressure cooker must have lasted around 20 years, but I decided not to replace it...and bought a Thermomix instead!   Lentil soup has got to be one of mine and David's favourite soups...it's just one of those soups that is so full of flavour and comforting on a cold day. 

Tips

  • For vegetarians, use vegetable stock cubes or pots and leave out the bacon.
  • It can be left as a chunky soup or you could blend (using a hand blender) the whole lot for a smooth soup, or blend half so that you still have some chunks of vegetables – the choice is yours.
  • If you can’t get bacon lardons, use unsmoked back or streaky bacon and chop it up.

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How to make this Lentil Soup

Ingredients

  • 5 ham stock cubes (I like Knorr - see Tips)
  • 2 litres boiling water
  • 155g unsmoked bacon lardons (see Tips)
  • 2 large or 3 medium carrots (approx. 300g), peeled and diced into 1cm pieces
  • 300g swede – peeled and diced into 1cm pieces
  • 1 large leek (approx. 340g), halved lengthways and thinly sliced
  • 200g red lentils,rinsed
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. In a large jug, crumble and dissolve the stock cubes in 2 litres of boiling water.
  2. Heat a large soup or casserole pot on a medium heat, and add the bacon lardons.  Fry until the bacon starts to colour (2 to 3 minutes).   If the lardons are quite lean, add a small amount of olive oil (approx. 1 tsp).
  3. Add the diced carrots, swede, sliced leeks, rinsed lentils and stock.  Bring to the boil and then reduce to a gentle simmer – cook for 30 minutes.   Stir occasionally and skim off any scum that appears at the top.
  4. Season to taste, blend (if you wish - see Tips) and enjoy with some homemade bread or savoury scones.

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Lentil soup in bowl with black and white napkin

Lentil Soup

By: Deborah
Full of flavour and comforting on a cold day...one of our favourite soups that freezes well too!
PREP: 20 minutes minutes
COOK: 40 minutes minutes
TOTAL: 1 hour hour
Course: Lunch, Soup, Starter
Cuisine: British
Servings: 6 people
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Ingredients

  • 5 ham stock cubes (I like Knorr - see Notes)
  • 2 l (8 ½ cups) boiling water
  • 155 g (5.5 oz) unsmoked bacon lardons (see Notes)
  • 2 large or 3 medium carrots (approx. 300g), peeled and diced into 1cm pieces
  • 300 g (10.6 oz) swede peeled and diced into 1cm pieces
  • 1 large leek (approx. 340g), halved lengthways and thinly sliced
  • 200 g (1 ¼ cups) red lentils rinsed
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In a large jug, crumble and dissolve the stock cubes in 2 litres of boiling water.
  • Heat a large soup or casserole pot on a medium heat, and add the bacon lardons.  Fry until the bacon starts to colour (2 to 3 minutes).   If the lardons are quite lean, add a small amount of olive oil (approx. 1 tsp).
  • Add the diced carrots, swede, sliced leeks, rinsed lentils and stock.  Bring to the boil and then reduce to a gentle simmer – cook for 30 minutes.   Stir occasionally and skim off any scum that appears at the top.
  • Season to taste, blend (if you wish - see Notes) and enjoy with some homemade bread or savoury scones.

Notes

  • For vegetarians, use vegetable stock cubes or pots and leave out the bacon.
  • It can be left as a chunky soup or you could blend (using a hand blender) the whole lot for a smooth soup, or blend half so that you still have some chunks of vegetables – the choice is yours.
  • If you can’t get bacon lardons, use unsmoked back or streaky bacon and chop it up.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 1240mg | Potassium: 663mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4968IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 4mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

KEYWORDS bacon lardons, carrots, leek, red lentils, swede
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Hello!   I’m Deborah and I’m married to David and have 2 lovely step sons.   David and I both love cooking…for ourselves, family and friends.   I’m definitely one of the lucky ones…getting cooked for and we enjoy cooking together.

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