Name: Green lentil and vegetable broth
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 37 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 Medium white onion, diced; 2 Clove of garlic, finely sliced; 1 Stick of celery, diced; 2 Small carrots, diced; 1 Small courgette, diced; 1½ tbsp Olive oil; 100 g Green lentils; Sea Salt & Ground Black Pepper (to taste), to taste; 1 l Vegetable stock; Small handful x Flat leaf Parsley (chopped), chopped

The recipe

Green lentil and vegetable broth

This green lentil and vegetable broth recipe is one of my go to soups when I'm in need of a good hearty and healthy lunch.

Serves 4
20 min prep
37 min cooking
Easy

Times and difficulty are our estimates from the method, not stopwatch figures.

Scale

4 servings

Measurements

Method

Step 1
Start by placing the olive oil (1½ tbsp) into a sauce pan over a medium heat.
Step 2
Next add to the pan the diced onion (1 onion), diced carrot (2 carrots) and diced celery (1 celery). This is called a mirepoix and this will form the base of your soup.
Step 3
Add a pinch of sea salt and gently cook until the onion (1 onion) becomes soft and transparent. This will take 3-5 minutes.
Step 4
At this point add your sliced garlic (2 garlic) and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Step 5
Now add to the pan your vegetable stock (1 l) and bring to a simmer.
Step 6
Once your veg stock is simmering nicely its time to throw in your green lentils (100 g) and diced courgette (1 courgette).
Step 7
Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes until the lentils (100 g) are tender and season to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
Step 8
Finish with fresh parsley.

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Questions people ask

How long does green lentil and vegetable broth take?

About 57 min from start to finish, of which 20 min is prep and 37 min is cooking. That figure is worked out from the method rather than timed with a stopwatch, so give yourself a little more the first time.

How many does it serve, and can I change that?

As written it serves 4. Use the scale control on the recipe card to change it: every quantity in the ingredients and inside the method steps updates with it. Seasoning, and anything measured in pinches or splashes, is deliberately left alone.

Can I see the ingredients in ounces and pints?

Yes. The metric and imperial switch on the recipe card converts every quantity, rounded to amounts you can actually weigh or measure rather than to four decimal places. Your choice is remembered for every recipe on the site.

Is it vegan?

Yes, as written. Check the labels on anything shop-bought, which is where animal products tend to hide.

Green lentil and vegetable broth