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Red lentil soup

Red lentil soup

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Plant-Based

Ingredients
  

  • 10 cups 2350 ml water
  • 2 cups 400 g red lentils picked through and rinsed.
  • 3 red potatoes unpeeled and chopped.
  • 2 red beets peeled and diced.
  • 1 red onion diced.
  • 2 carrots finely chopped.
  • 2 cloves garlic minced.
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes.
  • 1 tablespoon 2 g finely chopped dill plus
  • more for garnish
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup 65 to 130 g red miso paste
  • 1/2 cup 120 ml vegetable juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste.
  • Ground pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Add the water, lentils, potatoes, beets, onion, carrots, garlic, red pepper flakes, and 1 tablespoon (2 g) dill to a large soup pot. Cover and boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 to 2S minutes or until the potatoes are fork-tender. (Keep covered while cooking.)
  2. Meanwhile, thoroughly combine the miso and vegetable juice in a small bowl. When the soup is done, remove from the heat, stir in the miso mixture, and serve topped with a sprinkling of fresh dill.