Curried Lentil Soup

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Packed with flavor and nutrients, this Curried Lentil Soup recipe is one you’ll want to double because it also freezes well and makes for the perfect quick and ready meal!

This Curried Lentil Soup recipe packs in a ton of flavor along with a lot of vegetables and lentils, making it a wonderful comfort soup you’ll enjoy making again and again! You’ll love the delicious combination of flavors and warming spices in this soup.  It’s naturally gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan and is high in protein so it makes a fabulous meatless meal.

Curried Lentil Soup Key Ingredients

The ingredients in this soup are simple but quality is key.  Select the freshest vegetables you can find as this will not only impact flavor but nutrition content also.  Select the best curry powder and best quality broth you can find.

Feel free to adapt this recipe to include other veggies you have on hand.  If you don’t like cilantro you can substitute parsley.  If you prefer a spicier soup you can use madras curry powder.

Nothing beats homemade curry powder that’s made fresh from whole spices that are toasted and ground.  Check out my recipe for the BEST Curry Powder!

If you don’t have the time or space to make and store homemade broth, select a quality broth at the store. I use and love Aneto Broth, based just outside Barcelona, Spain.  We’ve been fans for several years and the opportunity to visit their factory in person and observe the entire broth-making process from start to finish further cemented our trust in their products.  Aneto selects the freshest Non-GMO vegetables and free-ranged chickens from local farms from local farms and the freshest seafood from Spain’s coast to make their broths.   These fresh ingredients are slow-simmered for several hours in giant pots to produce the kind of broth you make in your own kitchen – made with real, whole ingredients and without any concentrates, additives, powders, artificial ingredients, flavor enhancers, or fillers of any kind. For this soup you’ll need vegetable broth and you can purchase Aneto’s vegetable broth here on Amazon or in select stores across the U.S..

Curried Lentil Soup Recipe

Let’s get started!

Heat the oil in a pot over medium high heat and cook the onions until soft and translucent, 5-7 minutes.  Add the carrots, garlic and leek and continue cooking another 5 minutes.

Add the curry powder and cook for another minute.

Add the tomatoes, lentils, bay leaf, salt and pepper.

Add the broth and bring everything to a boil.  Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until the lentils are tender.

Once the lentils are tender stir in the cilantro.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve garnished with some extra cilantro.

Can You Freeze Lentil Soup?

Yes!  Lentil soup freezes well and so it’s perfect for having on hand for a quick and ready meal.  Simply let the soup cool completely and then pour it into a freezer-friendly container or into freezer bags.  Never fill the containers full as the liquid will expand when frozen.  If using freezer bags squeeze out the air.  Label the container or bags with with the date.  The lentil soup will keep frozen for up to 4 months.  This soup can also be doubled so that you can have plenty of leftovers on hand for a quick meal.

To reheat the soup you can microwave it or heat it gently in a pot on the stove.

For more delicious soup recipes try my:

• Minestrone Soup
• White Bean and Sausage Soup
• Ham and Bean Soup
• Kielbasa and Cannellini Bean Soup
• White Bean Chili
• Avgolemono
• Cream of Mushroom Soup
• Beef Barley Soup
• Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Wonton Soup
• New England Clam Chowder
• Pozole Rojo
• Cream of Celery Soup
• German Potato Soup
• Italian Wedding Soup
• Harira

Originally published on Daring Gourmet February 8, 2020