Liquid Sunshine Soup
Yield
4 servingsPrep
15 minCook
40 minReady
1 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | each |
onions
|
|
| 1 | cup |
lentils, red (masoor dal)
|
|
| 1 | cup |
mushrooms
chopped, optional |
*
|
| 1 | each |
butternut squash
or one can of pumpkin puree |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
orange juice
|
|
| 1 | x |
lemon juice
optional |
*
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
sugar
optional |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
vegetable stock
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cumin
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
coriander
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
ginger
powdered |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
dry mustard
|
|
| 1 | x |
cayenne pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
salt
to taste |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | each |
onions
|
|
| 237 | ml |
lentils, red (masoor dal)
|
|
| 237 | ml |
mushrooms
chopped, optional |
*
|
| 1 | each |
butternut squash
or one can of pumpkin puree |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
orange juice
|
|
| 1 | x |
lemon juice
optional |
*
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
sugar
optional |
|
| 355 | ml |
vegetable stock
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cumin
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
coriander
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
ginger
powdered |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
dry mustard
|
|
| 1 | x |
cayenne pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
salt
to taste |
*
|
Directions
Roast the squash by cutting in half, removing seeds and stringy membrane, place cut side down on baking sheet, pierce skin with a fork a few times, cook at 350℉ (180℃) F for 40 minutes or until soft.
Chop onions and caramelize in a soup pot.
Add broth as needed.
(When onions are done put in mushrooms and sauté until liquid is released and cooked down.)
Rinse lentils.
For quicker soup soak them in the broth.
Scoop squash flesh away from skin and purée with orange juice.
After onions are caramelized (and mushrooms are done) dump all ingredients into the onion cooking pot.
Simmer gently until lentils are cooked.
If using the squash, you may wish to add onion juice to cut the sweetness, if using canned pumpkin you may wish to add sugar to add to the sweetness.
