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Lentil Soup After Dental Surgery
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Chef :
Jim KennedyLentil Soup After Dental Surgery
This is a perfect soup for recovering from dental surgery. Smooth, flavorful, and healthy. Almost makes you want to have more dental work done (Not really).
Ingredient
Food ration :
8 servingsCooking time :
1 hour
1 cup
lentils
2 cloves
garlic, chopped
1 cup
vegetable broth
1 tsp
oregano
1 tsp
rubbed sage
2 sprigs
fresh thyme
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Fit the food processor with the medium blade.
* Step 2
Slice and process the Spanish onion. Reserve onion juice to add later, remove onion to a separate mixing bowl.
* Step 3
Process carrots and celery, reserve to a separate mixing bowl.
* Step 4
Make one cup vegetable broth from bullion, or use homemade. I use Better Than Bullion, you may have a favorite brand.
* Step 5
Chop garlic, reserve.
* Step 6
Remove stems from jalapeno and serrano
* Step 7
Slice each pepper lengthwise once, then slice each half lengthwise. Mince. (Don't forget to use gloves, and don't rub your eyes or any other sensitive area.) Reserve.
* Step 8
In a large Dutch oven, heat 1 tbsp olive oil on medium heat till shimmering.
* Step 9
Add onion, cook until soft, not brown.
* Step 10
Add garlic and chile peppers, saute for 30 seconds in a separate part of the pot, then combine.
* Step 11
Remove from heat, pour back into mixing bowl.
* Step 12
Add 1 tbsp of olive oil to Dutch oven, heat for 30 seconds.
* Step 13
Add celery and carrot. Stir to coat the vegetables. Put the lid on, cook for 5 minutes.
* Step 14
Remove lid, saute until vegetables are soft.
* Step 15
Remove to mixing bowl.
* Step 16
Add 1 more tbsp olive oil to Dutch oven. Heat until shimmering.
* Step 17
Add mushrooms and red pepper, sauté for 5 minutes.
* Step 18
Reduce heat to low. Add onion mixture and celery-carrot mixture back into Dutch oven.
* Step 19
Add pepper, sage, and oregano. Stir to combine.
* Step 20
Add lentils, the vegetable broth, soy sauce, and rice wine vinegar. Adjust seasonings as needed. If more liquid is needed, a mix of water and soy sauce will add flavor.
* Step 21
Add bay leaf and celery leaf. Stir to combine.
* Step 22
Simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
* Step 23
Remove to 1 quart containers, cool for 1 hour.
* Step 24
Add the soup, a quart at a time, to the food processor with its regular blade.
* Step 25
Process for 30 seconds, or until the soup is mostly smooth, with a little texture left.
* Step 26
Refrigerate.
* Step 27
Have dental surgery.
* Step 28
While recuperating, consume with a spoonful of sour cream and a pinch of red pepper flake for garnish.
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lentils
large (spanish) onion
garlic chopped
Red Jalapeno
red serrano
carrots, trimmed and washed (do not peel)
celery washed and trimmed, with minced leaves reserved
portobello caps, cleaned and diced
red peppers diced
vegetable broth
freshly cracked black pepper, more to taste
oregano
rubbed sage
fresh bay leaf
fresh thyme
soy sauce, more to taste as needed
rice wine vinegar, more to taste as needed
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