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| Annika |
Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 2:51:02 PM
My favorite Italian sausage-lentil soup.
Ingredients ~
1/2 c. chopped onions
2 tbsp. butter
8 1/2 c. water or beef broth
1 lb. dry lentil, rinsed and picked over for debris
1 lb. Italian sausage, cut in bite size pieces
3/4 tsp. salt
Garlic, minced or powdered to taste
10 oz. pkg. chopped spinach, frozen and thawed * I use fresh baby spinach , I just cut it up into strips all the time if I don't have frozen
I can of diced tomatoes
1 tbsp. lemon juice or to taste
* sometimes I throw a dash of balsamic vinegar in just to make it different =)
Directions ~
Sauté onions in hot butter until lightly browned. Add water, lentils, sausage, garlic and salt to a large heavy pan or Dutch oven and bring to a boil. Skim off foam that rises to surface every few minutes.
Cover and simmer 40 minutes or until lentils are tender or starting to burst and are not grainy to the taste. Stir in spinach; cover and continue cooking for 10 minutes. Add lemon juice and tomatoes and correct seasoning if necessary. Add a good grind of black pepper. Serve with a good artisan style bread and a salad for a truly hearty meal
Any leftovers can be frozen and the soup is yummy the second day!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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| weaverchic |
Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 5:09:46 PM
Annika this recipes appears to have the same ingredients that I make in a vegetarian version. Adding some small halved red potatoes would be delicious in this recipe. Love to eat soup, it's just being by yourself you feel like your eating it forever! I get to share with my friends! Wish ya'll were closer!
gerri
Farmgirl #1197
Happiness is in the comfortable companionship of friends.
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| Annika |
Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 09:55:30 AM
Melody, lentils are a dried flat bean like vegetable, I don't soak mine per say, but I do rinse them well in a sieve. I don't think soaking them over night would hurt them, but they are small so I just cook them until done. Hope this helps a bit and I hope that you like it!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 09:07:37 AM
Ooo. Carrots and onions. Good idea! That sounds yummy.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
| vintagediva1 |
Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 08:49:16 AM
Annika,
Made your soup last night. It was YUMMY! Thanks for the recipe. I added chopped carrots with the onion. always like to get as many veggies in as possible
Michele
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| melody |
Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 07:23:52 AM
Thank you for posting! It is definitely a soup day today here in the U.P.
...Just one question though, I don't know anything about lentils are they a dry bean and do you have to soak these overnight before you make the soup?
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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| michgirl |
Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 06:00:35 AM
Just printed it off too- sound yummy! Can't wait to try it- thanks for posting! |
| grace gerber |
Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 6:41:18 PM
Yummy, sounds so lip smacking, tummy rubbing good. Too warm here this weekend but snow is expected for Tuesday so I know what will be on the menu at the Funny Farm. Thanks so much for sharing it with us - I love lentils and always looking for something new...
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 6:04:16 PM
Yum, Annika. This looks easy and very healthy too. Thank you. I am going to save this too. I'll have to find some good Italian sausage now.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 2:58:06 PM
Just printed this off! Sounds like a good soup for tomorrow with the cold weather we are having!! Thank you.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
