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Farm Kitchen:  Italian Sausage Lentil Soup  |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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 Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 2:51:02 PM
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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
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 2:58:06 PM
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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 |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 6:04:16 PM
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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
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
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grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
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michgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary
Glendale
WI
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 06:00:35 AM
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| Just printed it off too- sound yummy! Can't wait to try it- thanks for posting! |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 07:23:52 AM
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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
www.lemonverbenasoap.etsy.com
www.bythebayhandcraftedsoap.blogspot.com
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 09:07:37 AM
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Ooo. Carrots and onions. Good idea! That sounds yummy.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 09:55:30 AM
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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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Edited by - Annika on Nov 16 2010 09:58:13 AM |
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weaverchic
True Blue Farmgirl
362 Posts
gerri
Largo
Florida
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 5:09:46 PM
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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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Farm Kitchen: Italian Sausage Lentil Soup |
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Italian Sausage Lentil Soup
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