Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, puy lentil soup:. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Today's soup takes us to the Le Puy region of France. Above images courtesy Konrad Hädener via CC licensing Le Puy is famous for its cathedral, lace-making and…its lentils. It's home to the Le Puy lentil, commonly referred to as the French lentil. Puy Lentil Soup I always think that Puy lentils are the rather glamorous French cousins of our humble red lentils that formed the basis of my Mum's lentil soup.
Puy lentil soup: is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Puy lentil soup: is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have puy lentil soup: using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Puy lentil soup::
- Get 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Prepare 1 small red onion, finely diced
- Make ready 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- Get 1 medium potato finely diced
- Take 1 small carrot finely diced
- Take 2 sticks celery, finely diced
- Prepare 1 medium tomato, finely diced
- Make ready 1 large red chilli, halved
- Prepare 1/2 cup puy lentils
- Get 1 litre vegetable stock
- Get 2 tsp chopped fresh oregano
- Get pinch ground nutmeg
These slate green lentils grown in Le Puy, in the Auvergne Central region of France, are protected under an AOC label (Appélation d'origine controlée), testifying to their authenticity. What you'll need to make French Lentil soup. You can also order them online (affiliate link). They are definitely worth going out of your way to find but if you can't get them, go ahead and use common green or brown.
Instructions to make Puy lentil soup::
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Cook the onion and garlic over medium heat until the onion is soft.
- Add the potato, carrot, celery, tomato and chilli and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Stir in the lentils, vegetable stock, oregano and nutmeg.
- Bring the soup to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Season to taste and serve.
You can also order them online (affiliate link). They are definitely worth going out of your way to find but if you can't get them, go ahead and use common green or brown. This is a hearty, healthy soup full of flavour and goodness. Smoky Tomato & Puy Lentil Soup "This is a little like a lentil minestrone with a few spices added, one of which is the paprika that gives the soup a smoky kiss. You can adapt the soup to suit the time of year, just serve as it is for a warm and comforting cuddle in winter or add vibrant green vegetables for spring and summer.
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