Steps to Make Homemade Italian Lentil Soup

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, italian lentil soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Italian Lentil Soup is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Italian Lentil Soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook italian lentil soup using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Italian Lentil Soup:

1. Make ready 2 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil
2. Get 1 onion large , chopped
3. Prepare 2 carrots large , peeled and sliced
4. Prepare 2 celery stalks, sliced
5. Prepare 4 cloves garlic , peeled and minced
6. Make ready 7 - 8 cups vegetable stock
7. Prepare 1 cup lentils rinsed (color doesn't really matter)
8. Prepare 1 (15 oz) can tomatoes fire-roasted diced
9. Take 2 bay leaves
10. Take 1/4 tsp thyme dried
11. Take 1/4 tsp black pepper freshly-ground
12. Prepare 1/8 tsp red pepper of crushed
13. Take optional Parmesan cheese basil freshly-grated , finely-chopped fresh for topping

Instructions to make Italian Lentil Soup:

1. Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery, and saute for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and translucent. Add the garlic and saute for an additional 1-2 minutes until fragrant, stirring occasionally.
2. Add the stock, lentils, tomatoes, bay leaves, thyme, black pepper, and crushed pepper, and stir to combine. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a simmer.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover the pot partially with the lid. Keeping the soup at a low simmer, continue cooking for about 25-30 minutes or until the lentils are tender and cooked through, stirring occasionally.
4. Taste, and season with additional salt and pepper if needed. Remove bay leaves.
5. Serve warm, garnished with optional toppings if desired.

So that is going to wrap it up with this exceptional food italian lentil soup recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I am confident that you can make this at home. There’s gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!