Recipe of Any-night-of-the-week Red Lentils and squash soup

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, red lentils and squash soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Red Lentils and squash soup is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Red Lentils and squash soup is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

I thought this soup was going to be a completely ho-hum recipe, especially with such minimal ingredients, but I was pleasantly surprised because it was delicious! Once the lentils are fully cooked, take the pan off the heat and blend the soup with a hand-held blender. Protein-rich red lentils and hearty butternut squash are transformed into a smooth fragrant soup; served with flatbread, it's perfect as a simple main Let soup cool slightly, then, working in batches, purée soup until smooth. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with parsley and paprika; serve with.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook red lentils and squash soup using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Red Lentils and squash soup:

1. Prepare 3 cups cubed butternut sqaush
2. Make ready 4 parsnips cubed
3. Get 1 large onion chopped
4. Prepare 1 carrot chopped
5. Take 4 cups chicken stock low sodium
6. Get 2 cups red lentils
7. Make ready to taste salt and pepper
8. Prepare 1 tbsp. cumin ( optional)
9. Make ready 2 tbsp. olive oil

Basically, a bowl of this easy. This Creamy Red Lentil Butternut Squash Soup is a healthy and delicious vegetarian meal that's packed with protein and nutrients! Top it with smoked almonds, cilantro and a drizzle of Greek yogurt for an easy weeknight dinner. Butternut squash and lentil soup is a simple light meal or a first course.

Instructions to make Red Lentils and squash soup:

1. Saute onion in olive oil til soft. Add sqaush, parsnips, and carrot. Continue cooking for 3 minutes
2. Add chicken stock and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Add red lentils and cumin. Simmer til lentils begin to break apart. About 20 minutes. May need to add water if too thick up to 2 cups.
4. In small batches blend until smooth in blender ( or use stick blender ). Add salt and pepper as desired and reheat to serve.
5. Thick and creamy.

Top it with smoked almonds, cilantro and a drizzle of Greek yogurt for an easy weeknight dinner. Butternut squash and lentil soup is a simple light meal or a first course. A perfect weeknight meal - very flavorful and nourishing soup. Note that it does take time (about an hour and a half from start to finish) with all the peeling, chopping, etc. but it's worth it! Turn up heat, add salt to taste and bring to a boil.

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