Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, fennel and lentil soup - vegan. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This is a twist on the classic French onion soup with the addition of French green lentils and crunchy fennel fronds. It has such a depth of flavor that will sooth your soul. Stephanie has been into healthy vegetarian and vegan ways of cooking ever since she was a teenager.
Fennel and lentil soup - vegan is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Fennel and lentil soup - vegan is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have fennel and lentil soup - vegan using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Fennel and lentil soup - vegan:
- Take 1 tbsp olive oil
- Get 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- Get 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- Make ready 1 carrot, chopped
- Get 2 sticks celery, chopped
- Get 1 fennel bulb, chopped
- Take 1 tsp fennel seeds
- Prepare 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- Make ready 1/3 cup puy lentils
- Prepare 500 ml vegan stock
- Make ready 2 handfuls kale- optional
- Get juice of 1/2 lemon
- Prepare seasoning
- Get 100 g cooked grain eg freekeh, maftoul, giant couscous - optional
It has a wonderfully rich flavor and is so creamy you'll swear it must actually have cream in it, but nope. This everyday vegan lentil soup is anything but bland. It's FULL of flavor between the spices, fresh vegetables and even a squeeze of lemon juice at the end. Creamy fennel soup, vegan, gluten-free, healthy, organic and delicious!
Steps to make Fennel and lentil soup - vegan:
- Heat the oil in a pan (that has a lid for later) on a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for about 10mins until softened.
- Add the carrot, celery, fennel, fennel seeds and cumin seeds. Turn the heat down to low- medium, cover and sauté for another 10-15 mins. Give them a stir now and then.
- Add the lentils and stock. Cover and simmer for 25-30 mins.
- Add the kale. Cover and cook for 5 mins.
- Stir in the lemon juice and the grains if using. Season to taste.
- Enjoy 😋
The recipe harmonizes the organic ingredients, resulting in a tasty soup for any. Thin with a bit of water if necessary, as the lentils will continue to drink up the broth. Add lentils to pan with onions and fennel and simmer on low flame until all liquid is absorbed. Even though this is soup, you still want the freshest stalks of fennel you can find. The best flavor tends to be in the small to medium-size bulbs.
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