Lentil Soup with Lemon Recipe

This recipe is awesome! Such great flavor! Only complaint is that it only made around 3 sevings. Next time I will double the recipe as I like to have extra and freeze individual portions.

I didn't blend the soup, and I put in 1 tsp of chili powder. Other than that I pretty much followed the reicpe. The carrots aren't done when the lentils are, so I put them in the broth and simmered for 10 minutes before adding the lentils. Oh, I used extra carrots too since I wasn't going to blend, about 3 large. The lemon juice absolutely makes this dish. I put in the zest of 2 lemons at the beginning, then juiced both and added all the juice at the end. Delicious!

Great lentil soup!! Easy to make and lots of flavor. I added a little extra lemon and put in 1/4 chili powder instead of 1/8. I blended half the soup in a blender and left the other half untouched. It's a great texture and so yummy! My mom loved it too.

This soup has such a great flavor! I originally chose this recipe for the lentils my husband who tries to eat healthy and my oldest son who is pescatarian. I subbed lobster bullion for the chicken broth and squash for the carrot because of allergies. I puréed both the onion and squash but not the lentils. It was perfect. We will have it again.

Made this lentil soup for our vegan kid. Only had to switch chicken broth to veggie broth. This recipe surprised us! I never knew lentils could taste so good! Absolutely delicious! Doubled garlic, doubled cumin.

This soup was easy to prepare, quick to cook, and delicious! The result was a creamy yet full bodied soup and I found no need to use a blender to add creaminess. I did stir in a handful of baby spinach when I took it off the stove. We also omitted the last drizzle of olive oil at serving. Serve with Naan bread for a perfect meal. The soup was even better the next day!

I made this once for 4 and the second time multiplied by 60 for a church lunch. I followed the recipe the first time and didn't like how much the tomato paste overpowered the other ingredients. The second time for 250 people I substituted crushed tomatoes for the paste and left out the lemon, cumin and chili powder and everyone raved at the richness and flavor of the soup.

I boiled my onions, garlic and lentils with a hambone. I added the spices carrots all together and then added diced zucchini at the end. It was magical!! Even the kids loved it ;)

Made this while under quarantine orders and can say it's delicious. I did make some substitutions as I didn't have everything available and obviously couldn't run to the store. First off I doubled the recipe, subbed 2 tbs onion powder for the onion, and subbed 1 tbs dried sweet basil for the fresh cilantro. Blitzed in the pot with a stick and served. Delicious!

The lemon really made this soup...gave it a nice bright flavor. I was out of carrot, so substituted sweet potato, added extra garlic and some chopped celery. For some extra vitamins, I tossed in some fresh spinach leaves right before serving. Cut up some pita bread I had - put some olive and sea salt on it, toasted it up in the oven and severed along with the soup. Delicious! So good I gave some to my neighbor who gave me his lemons!

Excellent soup! I doubled the amount of garlic and tomato paste and used half chicken broth and half water. Added a diced stalk of celery and little cayenne pepper at the end. Even bettter the day after.

Love the flavor , chose not to use my blender , the lentils thanked me by absorbing the flavors . Thanks !

Excellent! Will add a bit more chili powder and salt to taste after making and add a dallop of sour cream before serving. Great protein and low cost. Freezes perfectly

It was my first time cooking lentils. It was easy to prepare and tasty.

This recipe was ok, especially if you enjoy lemon. I prefer a much more meaty lentil soup. I would like to add this message to home cooks who read this far- please, add a helpful comment by specifying not just what you added but how much of it you added. Thank you.

I didn’t change a thing, and it came out perfect.

Just made this tonight. Super quick & easy recipe. I only had brown lentils so I let simmer for an additional 15 minutes. I doubled the recipe, but followed it with no other changes other than the type of lentils. All of the flavors balance really well. We added a dollop of sour cream. Will definitely make again, this one is a keeper!

I loved it!

Easy, tasty! Will double next time

Excellent soup - thick and creamy. I doubled the spices and added a dash of curry.