Lentil Soup with Steamed Vegetables
I like natural flavors of veggies without any seasoning inc. salt.. I often steam them and serve them as a side to other dishes.. sometimes they are tossed into the soup like in this example.. you may steam various veggies in various seasons of the year..
Ingredients
1000 | millilitres |
water
|
|
3 | each |
chicken wings
|
* |
4 | tablespoons |
lentils, yellow
heaping |
* |
½ | each |
fennel bulb
shredded |
* |
3 | each |
garlic cloves
minced, or crushed by the press |
|
1 | each |
celery stalks
sliced |
|
1 | each |
potatoes
peeled, diced |
|
1 | each |
carrots
peeled, sliced |
|
1 | cup |
broccoli florets
|
|
1 | cup |
green beans
cut into 1-inch parts |
|
1 | teaspoon |
lemon juice
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
sage
dried |
* |
1 | teaspoon |
coriander seeds
ground |
|
1 | x |
salt and black pepper
ground |
* |
Directions
1 - Pour water into the pot, toss chicken wings, bring to boil. Add rinsed lentil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Skim fat if needed. Prepare the ingredients listed. 2 - Add celery stalks, fennel, garlic and ca. 1 teaspoon of salt. Simmer for the next 10 minutes. 3 - Add potato, sage, coriander and some black pepper. Simmer for the next 10 minutes. Stir in some lemon juice in the end. 4 - In the meantime steam veggies: carrot, broccoli and green beans. It should take about 10 to 15 minutes. 5 - Top the soup in the bowl with steamed veggies.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 488g (17.2 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 904% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g
1%
Saturated Fat 0g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 51mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
7g
7%
Dietary Fiber 3g
13%
Sugars g
Protein
6g
Vitamin A 89%
•
Vitamin C 62%
Calcium 7%
•
Iron 6%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?