Hearty Lentil Soup
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
55 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 200 grams Lentils
- 1 ⅕ liters water
- 1 can Kidney beans
- 3 cloves garlic cloves
- 300 grams Bacon (sliced)
- 2 Tbsps vegetable oil
- 3 tsps Vegetable broth (instant powdered)
- 1 Tbsp Tomato paste
- 4 stalks Celery
- salt
- peppers
- 1 sprig Sage
- 4 Tbsps balsamic vinegar
- 80 grams pecorino romano
How healthy are the main ingredients?
Kidney beansLentilCelerypecorino romanoTomato pastegarlic clovePreparation steps
1.
Rinse lentils under cold water and drain. Heat oil in a large pan and cook bacon. Add lentils and saute briefly. Add broth, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 50 minutes. Rinse celery and cut into slices. Add celery and tomato paste to soup and simmer for another 15-20 minutes. Peel garlic and finely chop. Drain and rinse kidney beans. Add beans and garlic to soup.
2.
Add 1 sage sprig 20 minutes before the end of cooking. Remove sage sprig and season soup with balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour soup into soup bowls and sprinkle with Peccorino cheese, garnish with sage sprigs and serve.
