Easiest Way to Make Homemade Spinach Lentil Soup

Spinach Lentil Soup.

Hey everyone, it's Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to make a special dish, spinach lentil soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Spinach Lentil Soup is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It's appreciated by millions every day. It's easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Spinach Lentil Soup is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have spinach lentil soup using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Spinach Lentil Soup:

1. {Prepare 1 cup of dried green or brown lentils or 1 1/2 cans (190z/540 mL each) green or brown lentils drained and rinsed.
2. {Prepare 1 of large onion, chopped.
3. {Make ready 1 head of garlic, chopped.
4. {Make ready 4 Tbsp of oil.
5. {Make ready 4 Tbsp of dried mint.
6. {Take 1 tsp of black pepper.
7. {Take 3 of pckgs (10 oz/284 g each) fresh spinach.
8. {Get 1/2 cup of long-grain white rice, soaked in cold water for at least 30 min, then drained. You can substitute this with 1 cup orzo.
9. {Make ready of Juice of 2 lemons.
10. {Make ready 2 cups of Vegetable or Chicken stock. You can use cubes as well.
11. {Get 3 cups of boiling water.
12. {Get of Salt to taste.

Instructions to make Spinach Lentil Soup:

1. Cook the lentils (if using dried) in a pot of salted water over medium heat for about 25 minutes or until they are very tender. Drain and set aside..
2. Rinse and dry the pot and return it to low heat. Sauté the onion and garlic in the oil until light golden..
3. Add the mint, pepper and salt. Increase the heat to medium-low, then gradually add the spinach, one package at a time, covering the pot and letting the spinach wilt before adding the next batch..
4. Add the cooked lentils, rice, water, lemon juice and stock. Stir to mix well..
5. Simmer for at least 20-30 minutes, until the rice is cooked. Taste and make sure the soup has a subtle lemon and mint flavour—it should not be too lemony. If you need more mint or lemon, add a little at a time. If the soup is too thick, add more water, 1⁄2 cup at a time. As soon as the rice is cooked, remove from the heat..

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