Simple Ginger Lentil Soup
- Cook Time : 30
- Prep Time : 30
- Serves : 6-8
- Difficulty : Easy
This is a simple and easy vegetable and lentil soup for vitality during the fall and winter months. It’s balancing for all doshas and warm and nourishing!
Simple Ginger Lentil Soup
Ingredients
2 tbsp ghee or olive oil
1 cup of diced onion
2 cups of diced carrots
1 cup of diced celery
1 cup of fresh parsley, chopped
2.5 cups of diced tomatoes or 1 15oz can
1 cup cut green beans
1 cup chopped kale
6 cups veggie broth
1 strip of kombu seaweed
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 cup brown lentils (cooked separately, in advance)
1 cup basmati rice (cooked separately, in advance)
Directions
- Soak rice and lentils for 15 minutes, rinse and wash well.
- Cook lentils in 4 cups of filtered water on a medium simmer with kombu for 15-20 minutes until lentils are cooked well. You should be able to mash them between your fingers
- Cook rice with 1 3/4 cup of water on a low simmer for 7 minutes.
- While your lentils and rice are cooking, dice and prep all your veggies.
- In a large soup pot, sauté onion, ginger, celery and carrots in oil for 5 minutes
- Add veggie broth, green beans, tomatoes, pepper, salt, parsley and simmer on low for 20 min
- Add cooked lentils and rice, and fold in chopped kale to wilt.
- Ladle the soup in bowls and serve! Enjoy!