Best Spinach Lemon And Lentil Soup Recipes

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GREEK LENTIL AND SPINACH SOUP WITH LEMON



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Adapted from "The Dairy Hollow House Soup and Bread Cookbook" by the indomitable Crescent Dragonwagon (not her birth name, obviously). I use a sweet potato instead of the butternut, as I am more likely to have those on hand and they are easier to peel and to scale down for fewer servings. I also use homemade chicken stock in lieu of veggie stock, as my freezer is always loaded with it, but you would get good results even with plain water. Use chard in place of spinach, if you like. Serve as an entree with a Greek salad and some good bread. NOTE: when I first made this, I weighed out a pound of mixed colors of lentils, in an effort to use some up. It came out VERY thick, like porridge, so I had to add extra liquid. For that reason, I recommend using less than the pound of lentils called for; somewhere between 1/2 and 3/4 pound should work well.

Provided by zeldaz51

Categories     Spinach

Time 1h20m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 lb lentils, washed and picked over
10 cups vegetable stock
1 fresh jalapeno, seeded and minced
2 teaspoons white coriander seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
2 small potatoes, scrubbed and diced
10 ounces fresh spinach, well washed, stems removed and chopped
2 1/2 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, with leaves, sliced
3 large garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
salt, to taste
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
paper-thin slices lemon, for garnish

Steps:

  • In a large, heavy soup pot, combine cleaned lentils, stock (or water), chili, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, oregano, basil, thyme and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then turn down heat to very low and let simmer, partially covered, about 30 minutes.
  • Add potatoes and spinach, cover again and let simmer another 15 minutes. Add the butternut squash. Cover again and let simmer while you do the next step.
  • Heat the olive oil in a skillet and add the onion and sauté until it starts to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the celery and garlic and sauté another 3 minutes, stirring often. Add this mixture to the soup; deglaze the skillet with a little soup and add the pan contents to the pot. Add salt, taste for seasoning.
  • Just before serving, add the lemon juice, stir well and taste again for seasoning. Serve hot with a lemon slice floating on top of each bowl of soup.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.1, Fat 4.8, SaturatedFat 0.7, Sodium 92.8, Carbohydrate 58.6, Fiber 16.2, Sugar 7.6, Protein 16.2

LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH AND LEMON (ADS BI HAMUD)



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A rich lentil soup recipe which I've adapted from an online Jamie Oliver recipe, and posted here in response to a Forum request for a lentil soup recipe without tomatoes. The preparation and cooking times below do not include the one hour required for soaking the lentils.

Provided by bluemoon downunder

Categories     Lemon

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

375 g green lentils, soaked for 1 hour
salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
1 kg spinach
2 onions, cut in half then sliced thinly
4 tablespoons oil
6 garlic cloves, sliced
1 tablespoon plain flour
1 1/2 lemons, juice of

Steps:

  • Wash and drain the lentils, place them in a pan with water to cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until they are very tender, adding salt and pepper, to taste, towards the end of the cooking time.
  • Wash the spinach thoroughly, remove the stems, chop the leaves coarsely, and add them to the lentils.
  • Sauté the onions and garlic in oil until soft, add the flour and stir well.
  • Add a cup of water and stir until this sauce thickens; then pour the sauce into the soup.
  • Add the lemon juice and more water, if necessary, and simmer until the soup is thick.
  • Serve very hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.5, Fat 10.4, SaturatedFat 1.4, Sodium 137.2, Carbohydrate 50.3, Fiber 23.4, Sugar 3.9, Protein 21.6

SPINACH, LEMON AND LENTIL SOUP



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This recipe was shared with me by my one of my dearest friends. My husband & I have duplicated the recipe many times since our first tasting and it's received many great reviews! This recipe can be altered for a vegetarian's meal.

Provided by Ennoia

Categories     Lemon

Time 1h45m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon olive oil
3 leeks, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed
3 potatoes, peeled and chopped
3 bay leaves
4 sprigs fresh thyme
4 sprigs fresh oregano
4 cups chicken stock (you can substitute vegetable stock here to make this dish vegetarian.)
8 cups water
350 g green lentils (these must be soaked for two hours before using them in the recipe, we've also used a mixture of RED)
500 g spinach, trimmed & chopped (English)
1/3 cup lemon juice
lemon wedge (for garnish)
sour cream (for garnish)

Steps:

  • Prepare your ingredients.
  • Heat a large stock pot on Medium Heat; add the tablespoon of olive oil.
  • When the oil is hot add the leeks and garlic to be sauteed.
  • Saute them until the leeks are clear.
  • Turn down the heat to low-- very low.
  • Add the chicken stock and water to the pot. Add the potatoes, bay leaves, thyme and oregano. Let the soup simmer on low heat for about an hour or so (or until the potatoes are cooked to your liking).
  • Add the lentils at this point; continue simmering for 10 minutes.
  • Just before you are about to serve dinner, add in the spinach and lemon juice.
  • The longer the spinach is in the soup, the more it will be wilted.
  • It is best added to the soup minutes before you are about to serve it.
  • Garnish the soup with a lemon wedge and a dollop of sour cream.
  • **This soup could also easily be prepared in a crock pot!
  • **This recipe also doubles well!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 156.7, Fat 2, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 1.8, Sodium 121.3, Carbohydrate 26.3, Fiber 8.6, Sugar 2.6, Protein 9.2

GREEK LENTIL AND SPINACH SOUP WITH LEMON



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This brightly flavorful, easy soup from an almost three-decade-old cookbook is so good that one fan - Reid Branson of Seattle - has made a batch every week and eaten it for lunch almost every workday for more than 15 years.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 pound lentils, rinsed and picked over
10 cups vegetable broth or water
1 jalapeño pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped
2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
2 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 bay leaves
2 medium potatoes (1 1/4 pounds), scrubbed and cut into 1/2-inch dice
10 ounces baby spinach, chopped
1 small butternut squash (1 pound), peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice (about 3 cups)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 ribs celery, with leaves, sliced
3 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 teaspoons kosher salt, or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste
2 lemons
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

Steps:

  • 1 In a large soup pot over medium-high heat, combine the lentils, stock or water, jalapeño, coriander, cumin, oregano and bay leaves
  • 2 Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low
  • 3 Simmer, partially covered, about 30 minutes, until the lentils are tender
  • 4 Add the potatoes, spinach and butternut squash, re-cover and cook another 15 to 20 minutes, until the potatoes and squash are tender
  • 5 Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, heat the olive oil until shimmering
  • 6 Add the onion, and cook, stirring, until it starts to soften, 3 to 4 minutes
  • 7 Add the celery and garlic and cook, stirring often, until they soften, 3 minutes
  • 8 Add the mixture to the soup, deglazing the skillet with a little bit of the broth from the soup, then add the deglazed contents back to the soup pot
  • 9 Add the salt and pepper, taste, and add more if needed
  • 10 Pick out and discard the bay leaves
  • 11 Thinly slice one of the lemons and cut the other into wedges
  • 12 Just before serving, stir the lemon juice into the soup
  • 13 Serve the soup hot, with a lemon slice floating atop each bowl
  • 14 Pass lemon wedges at the table

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