French Carrot Lentil Soup
This French Carrot Lentil Soup is hearty, filling, and packed with vegetables. Made with red lentils, carrots, onions, and French spices, this soup is easy to meal prep!
Equipment
- Dutch Oven, or heavy lidded pot
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 sweet onion sliced
- 4 stalks celery
- 6 carrots chopped
- 2 cups red lentils
- 10 cups Vegetable Stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon Herbes de Provence
- 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
- Black Pepper
- Coconut Cream or Cashew Cream to garnish
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over low heat. Add the onion and saute on low for 7 or 8 minutes until the onions begin to soften. Add the carrots, celery, onions, red lentils, bay leaves, Herbes De Provance, and Vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer the soup for 30 minutes until the red lentils are cooked through and the carrots soften.
- Remove bay leaves, and with an immersion blender, blend the soup until it is completely smooth. If you don't have an immersion blender, then puree small batches in a normal blender.
- Serve warm with a dollop of coconut cream, cashew cream, or Craime Fraishe and a sprinkle of fresh thyme.
Nutrition
Calories: 287kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 16gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 1809mgPotassium: 808mgFiber: 21gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 11088IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 6mg
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