Carrot and Lentil Soup

Delicious soup. Just delicious. Trust me, make this soup if you need something warm and comforting or restorative or just because you want something rich and creamy without being heavy.

I’m thrilled this recipe serves 2, but if necessary, it could be stretched to four as a starter. I served it swirled with a bit of sour cream for some tang and to add some additional richness.

I must admit that when I first read this recipe, I wasn’t expecting much. Yet as soon as I served it, everyone’s reaction was incredible. The taste was smooth, a tad spicy, filled with flavors (including a touch of Indian), and powerful.

I was worried my toddler would think it was too spicy, so I decided to add a little heavy cream to soften the taste. It worked beautifully, as she loved it, and I must admit, I liked it, too. I used 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and 3 small carrots. I didn’t have vegetable stock, so I used mild chicken stock. This is a recipe to make again and often.

We loved this easy-to-put-together soup. So delicious and nutritious. I think water would have been good as well in place of vegetable broth, but you might want to increase the amount of cumin and coriander to give it a bit more flavor.

All in all, this is a wonderful weeknight dinner or beautiful amuse bouche for a dinner party.

I had never had carrot soup before. It had never appealed to me, but I thought I would give it a go. I wasn’t sure about the taste at first, thinking it needed something else but not knowing what, but by the time I had finished the bowl I was converted.

It was quick and simple to make. It took just over 40 minutes to make (if you include getting the ingredients from the cupboards) and was delicious.

I used the vegetable stock as opposed to water or chicken stock. The soup was quite thick and thus quite filling, which made it a generous two portions. If you like your soup thinner, it could probably stretch to 4 portions with added water, but I feel that might take away some of the flavor.

I wasn’t going to like this recipe. I’m not a fan of dishes with a lot of coriander or cumin and here I was making soup that would serve only 2 people when, to me, soup only gets made in large batches. You dirty some pots and then you have soup on hand for days. I was wrong. Really wrong! This is delicious, quick, easy, and beautiful to look at.

I used a vegetable bouillon cube dissolved in water because that’s what I had on hand.

The only drawback to this recipe of perfectly married flavors was that I had none left. Why make soup for two? This one needs to be doubled or maybe tripled. Or else I hope there will be red lentil recipes upcoming on the site, because I have most of a bag left in my pantry after this recipe. Used an immersion blender to smooth the soup. Perfect!

This soup was prepared for the family, so I tripled the recipe for 4 soupaholics. It’s easy and fast to prepare this tasty soup; even beginners can prepare it and have a good homemade soup in minutes. It’ll remind you of some good Indian food. Although based on lentils, it’s not heavy. We topped it with cilantro and a spoonful of thick yogurt.

This was a super-tasty soup that was very simple to prepare. The blended lentils provided a nice creamy consistency and the spices paired perfectly with the carrots.

I used homemade vegetable stock. I rather liked that the recipe made just enough for 2 people, but I would likely double it in the future. I would scale back ever so slightly on the ginger next time, because I found it to be somewhat biting and overpowering. I would also consider using ghee or perhaps butter next time to provide a richer flavor to the soup.

This soup is easy and relatively quick to make. If I’m in a time crunch, this is the soup I would go to. There are more flavorful soups out there, but they also require more ingredients and more time. This soup starts out as a good base and, if time permits, can be dolled up with some more spices (perhaps cayenne) or tomato paste or more lentils for texture.