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Home » Dairy Free » Easy and Delicious Lentil Soup.

Easy and Delicious Lentil Soup.

Mar 22, 2012 · Modified: May 11, 2018 by Kelly Roenicke · 6 Comments

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Everyday is a great day for this easy and delicious lentil soup! This recipe is gluten free and vegan.

The best lentil soup - this recipe is easy, delicious, and healthy!

On a chilly day, there’s nothing like a good bowl of hearty and healthy lentil soup. And if you love a good vegetarian soup recipe, this lentil soup is for you! It’s packed with protein from delicious green lentils, and full of flavor from onions, carrots, celery, and garlic.

The best lentil soup - this recipe is easy, delicious, and healthy!

Green lentils work really well in this recipe, but you can use any variety of lentils that you like. If you use black lentils, your cooking time may be longer. If you’re in a hurry, using red lentils will definitely shorten the cooking time.

This delicious lentil soup is:

  • simple and easy to make
  • gluten free and vegan
  • perfect for a cozy winter meal

The best lentil soup - this recipe is easy, delicious, and healthy!

You can use either vegetable broth or chicken broth, and if you have homemade broth, that would work, too. However you make it, this lentil soup recipe is easy, delicious, and healthy.

lentil soup in a blue bowl
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Lentil Soup

Simple and hearty, a perfect lentil soup for a fall day.
Course Soup
Cuisine Dairy Free, gluten free, vegan., Vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 223 kcal
Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 sweet onion chopped
  • 1 cup carrots sliced, frozen carrots are okay
  • 2 celery stalks diced
  • 3 garlic cloves crushed
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 ½ cups green lentils picked over and rinsed
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 32 ounces vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • sea salt
  • black pepper

Instructions

  1. In a large pot, cook onion, celery, and carrots in olive oil until soft, for about 7 minutes. Add garlic, stir. Add tomato paste, stir.
  2. Add lentils, garlic powder, broth, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover the pot and cook until lentils are tender, about 35 minutes.
  3. Add vinegar, 1 ¼ teaspoons salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper, or more to taste. Serve with crackers or bread and butter.
Nutrition Facts
Lentil Soup
Amount per Serving
Calories
223
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
2
g
3
%
Sodium
 
679
mg
30
%
Potassium
 
658
mg
19
%
Carbohydrates
 
37
g
12
%
Fiber
 
15
g
63
%
Sugar
 
6
g
7
%
Protein
 
12
g
24
%
Vitamin A
 
4045
IU
81
%
Vitamin C
 
7.9
mg
10
%
Calcium
 
53
mg
5
%
Iron
 
3.8
mg
21
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

lightly adapted from Everyday Food

These gluten free crackers are a great choice  to serve alongside this healthy soup.

The best lentil soup - this recipe is easy, delicious, and healthy!

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Mom to two boys with food allergies and sensitivities, Kelly is passionate about allergy friendly cooking and baking. She believes that you can enjoy amazing, easy recipes even when cooking for multiple food allergies.
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Comments

  1. Sharon McLane

    January 09, 2022 at 9:59 am

    I’m thrilled that I just found your site. Along with a huge number of other foods, I’m allergic to tomatoes. Is there something I can substitute for the tomato paste? Any idea of the impact if I just leave it out?

    Thank you!

    Reply
  2. Darryl

    June 17, 2018 at 2:07 pm

    5 stars
    What a wonderful lentil soup, stew!

    Reply
  3. ♥ CheChe

    March 22, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    oh yes, I likey me some lentil soup. this sounds sooo amazing :).

    ♥CheChe

    Reply
  4. sarah {on the brightside...}

    March 22, 2012 at 1:54 pm

    Yumm! Soup is good no matter what the weather!! :)

    Reply

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