Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, spinach lentil soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Spinach Lentil Soup is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Spinach Lentil Soup is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have spinach lentil soup using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Spinach Lentil Soup:

1. Make ready 1 cup dried green or brown lentils or 1 1/2 cans (190z/540 mL each) green or brown lentils drained and rinsed
2. Get 1 large onion, chopped
3. Get 1 head garlic, chopped
4. Make ready 4 Tbsp oil
5. Get 4 Tbsp dried mint
6. Make ready 1 tsp black pepper
7. Get 3 pckgs (10 oz/284 g each) fresh spinach
8. Get 1/2 cup long-grain white rice, soaked in cold water for at least 30 min, then drained. You can substitute this with 1 cup orzo
9. Make ready Juice of 2 lemons
10. Make ready 2 cups Vegetable or Chicken stock. You can use cubes as well
11. Take 3 cups boiling water
12. Take Salt to taste

Steps to make Spinach Lentil Soup:

1. Cook the lentils (if using dried) in a pot of salted water over medium heat for about 25 minutes or until they are very tender. Drain and set aside.
2. Rinse and dry the pot and return it to low heat. Sauté the onion and garlic in the oil until light golden.
3. Add the mint, pepper and salt. Increase the heat to medium-low, then gradually add the spinach, one package at a time, covering the pot and letting the spinach wilt before adding the next batch.
4. Add the cooked lentils, rice, water, lemon juice and stock. Stir to mix well.
5. Simmer for at least 20-30 minutes, until the rice is cooked. Taste and make sure - the soup has a subtle lemon and mint flavour—it should not be too lemony. If you need more mint or lemon, add a little at a time. If the soup is too thick, add more water, 1⁄2 cup at a time. As soon as the rice is cooked, remove from the heat.

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