Bowl of Ginger, Tomato, and Lentil Soup
Cooking from scratch can be time consuming, there are just times when short cuts are necessary. Ta Da!! Ginger, Tomato and Lentil Soup.
A can of tomato soup is handy to have on the kitchen shelf for a quick lunch. I have a husband who prefers a thick soup. So tomato soup at our house may have various flavors and additions. Usually I will add angel hair pasta, rice, beans, or left overs of an entree or vegetable. This time it was a deliberately planned new recipe.
Cooking lentils and onion
In the pantry was a bag of red lentils. So that was the beginning of thickening the soup. Cooking lentils does not take a long time, about 20 minutes for 1/3 cup of them. I add finely diced onion and minced garlic. All into the water to heat and simmer to soft lentils. Instead of draining the water, most was absorbed into the simmering.
Next I added the can of tomato soup, 1 can of water, maybe a bit more later, the freshly grated ginger, oregano, salt and pepper to cook an additional 15 minutes.
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- Pot of Ginger, Tomato, Lentil Soup
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- Bowl of Ginger, Tomato, Lentil Soup
Ginger, Tomato and Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1/3 cup red lentils
- 1/4 cup onion finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 10 3/4 ounce canned tomato soup
- 1 can water
- 1 teaspoon raw ginger freshly grated
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black ground pepper
- 1/2 cup mild Cheddar cheese shredded or cheese of your choice.
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan, mix together water, lentils, onion and garlic.
- Heat to simmer 20 minutes or until lentils are softened.
- Add can of tomato soup.
- Add one can of water, more if needed or preferred thinner.
- Add grated ginger, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Simmer 15 minutes.
- Serve into soup bowls topped with the shredded cheese.
Notes
While the soup was simmering, I fixed a fruit compote of mixed canned and fresh fruit with yogurt on top, decorated with a walnut half. Supplied some crackers and lemonade. There was a quick lunch for 3 or 4 in less than an hour.
Mixed Fruit with Yogurt
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