Steve Cowles
Red Lentil Soup
Soup Maker
Cheap and healthy but very tasty too, what is there not to like. Everyone has their own lentil soup recipe so here is mine, it has been designed for my 1.6 litre Morphy Richard soup maker but could be scaled for a different sized machine or adapted for stove top very easily.
The soup is of medium thickness and can be adapted by adding or reducing the quantity of lentils and potatoes in equal amounts but go steady as a small change makes a big difference.
Overview
Timing:
Produces:
35 minutes (excluding soaking)
4 servings @ 240 calories
Ingredients
1 x Onion
1 tbsp Olive or Sunflower Oil
200g Dried Red Lentils
200g Potatoes
1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
Water
Steps
Soak the lentils in water for an hour and then drain and rinse, I find it easiest to do this by soaking the in a plastic sieve placed in a bowl of water. Best to cover them in the summer to avoid and flying insects.
Chop the onions roughly
Chop the potatoes (no need to peel as long as they are well scrubbed)
Sauté the onions in the oil if your machine has this function
Add the ingredients to the soup maker
Add water to the ‘Max’ mark
Cook on ‘Smooth’