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Lentil Tomato Soup
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5 from 3 votes

Lentil Tomato Soup: Vegan

A healthy and inexpensive vegan lentil tomato soup for you and the family.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: Fall, Winter
Servings: 10
Author: Belgian Foodie

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 500 g onion
  • 200 g carrots
  • 100 g celery
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 300 g brown lentils
  • 750 g tomato fresh or canned tomatoes - gross weight
  • 3000 ml water
  • 3 cubes vegetable bouillon or a little more according to your taste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp thyme add more thyme and other herbs, such as oregano, if desired
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups brown rice (cooked) add more if you like. See notes

Instructions

  • Put the olive oil in your pot over a medium flame. Add the onions and sauté them for a couple minutes before adding the carrots and celery. Continue to sauté the vegetables another couple minutes before adding the garlic.
  • Add the lentils and stir until they are covered in the oil. Stir while leaving the pot on the flame 1-2 minutes. Then add tomatoes, the bay leaves, bouillon cubes and the water. Cover the pot and bring to a boil, at which time reduce the heat to low flame and let it simmer for more or less 30 minutes (until the lentils are cooked yet still a little firm).
  • I recommend cooking the rice separately according to the instructions for your rice (generally 2 times the volume of water for 1 volume of uncooked brown rice). You can cook the rice in the soup by adding it at the same time as the lentils but the rice will remain more firm if you prepare it separately.
  • Add the salt and pepper according to your taste. Enjoy your meal!

Notes

Add the salt at the end since the lentils will cook better without salt.  You can then adjust the salt according to final taste.
1 1/4 cups / 200 g of uncooked brown rice makes 1 1/2 cups / 240 g of cooked brown rice.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Lentil Tomato Soup: Vegan
Amount Per Serving
Calories 209 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Sodium 679mg30%
Potassium 318mg9%
Carbohydrates 43g14%
Fiber 13g54%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 0IU0%
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0mg0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.