nava - red lentil and spinach soup

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Curried Red Lentil and Spinach Soup

 

Recipe By :Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet by Nava Atlas

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Soups

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 tablespoon light olive oil

1 cup finely chopped onion

1 1/2 cups red lentils -- rinsed

1 teaspoon curry powder

10 ounces frozen chopped spinach -- thawed

salt -- to taste

additional curry powder -- to taste

 

1. Heat oil in a soup pot. Add onion and saute over medium heat until golden.

 

2. Add lentils and 6 cups water and bring to a simmer. Stir in 1 teaspoon curry

powder, cover and simmer very gently for 35 to 40 minutes.

 

3. When lentils are mushy, stir in the spinach. Add 1/2 cup water if too thick.

Season with salt and additional curry powder, if desired.

 

4. Simmer for another 5 minutes. IF time allows, let the soup stand off the heat

for an hour or so to develop flavor. Heat through as needed before serving.

 

Discrepancy: book underestimates cals and fat: 100 cals, 2 gram fat.

 

TEST: Made as prescribed: except I first warmed the curry powder, then added the

lentils and water in step 2. Added salt and additional curry. It was flat. Was

neither " spicy " nor " soothing. " Rescued it with half a can of rotel, a large

cube of vegetable bouillon, curry, salt, pepper, 2 tsp pureed ginger from jar,

garlic, pinch of sugar, some herbs, more oil, some butter, finely some garam

masala. Still no depth: all surface. It should reheat well.

 

Description:

" Not as good as advertised -pat 09-11-01 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 205 Calories; 3g Fat (12.4% calories from

fat); 15g Protein; 32g Carbohydrate; 17g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 41mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.

 

Serving Ideas : Pita or potato and salad (see Cranberry Slaw or Red Cabbage,

Carrot and Apricot Salad).

 

NOTES : This warming soup freezes nicely. After eating it for a night or two,

freeze the rest for a rainy day. It's a treat that is both spicy and soothing. -

nava

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 986 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

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