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🍲 Hearty Lentil, Potato, and Carrot Soup
335 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 250 g brown lentils
- 200 g leek (1 small stalk)
- 1 stalk celery (70 g)
- 4 carrots
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 400 g waxy potatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 l vegetable broth
- 1 bay leaf
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 5 g parsley (1 handful)
- 2 tbsp mustard (30 g)
Instructions
- 1. Place the brown lentils in a bowl and cover them with cold water. Let them soak overnight.
- 2. Thoroughly wash the leek and celery. Cut the leek into rings and the celery into thin slices.
- 3. Peel the carrots and slice them as well.
- 4. Peel the onion and cut it into small cubes.
- 5. Peel the garlic and chop it finely.
- 6. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes. Place them in a bowl of water to prevent them from browning.
- 7. Pour off the soaking water from the lentils. Rinse the lentils under running water and let them drain well.
- 8. Heat the oil in a large pot.
- 9. Add the onion cubes and chopped garlic to the pot. Sauté them over medium heat for 2 minutes until fragrant.
- 10. Add the leek, celery, and carrots to the pot. Fry the vegetables briefly.
- 11. Add the drained lentils to the pot.
- 12. Pour the vegetable broth into the pot. Cook the soup covered over medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes.
- 13. Drain the water from the potatoes.
- 14. Add the potatoes and the bay leaf to the soup in the pot.
- 15. Cook the soup for another 20 minutes over medium heat. Stir occasionally until the lentils are tender but still have a slight bite.
- 16. Add more broth if needed, if the soup becomes too thick.
- 17. Remove the bay leaf from the soup.
- 18. Season the soup with salt, pepper, and vinegar to your taste.
- 19. Wash the parsley and shake it dry.
- 20. Pluck the parsley leaves from the stems and chop them finely.
- 21. Fill the finished soup into bowls.
- 22. Sprinkle the soup with freshly ground pepper and the chopped parsley.
- 23. Serve the mustard on the side.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 335
- Protein: 20 g · Fett/Fat: 4 g · Carbs: 52 g