Chef John's Black Lentil Soup Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Chef John's Black Lentil Soup Recipe). There's absolutely nothing wrong with green lentil soup, but once you start making it with black ‘beluga' lentils, you'll have a hard time going back. These black beauties cook up melt-in-your-mouth tender, but still retain their structural integrity, which gives the soup both a thick, satisfying body, and a light, non-starchy mouthfeel.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 1hr

Total: 1hr20 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Chef John's Black Lentil Soup Recipe

Ingredients

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

4 ounces bacon

chopped

1 cup chopped yellow onion

1 cup diced carrots

1 cup diced celery

salt and ground black pepper to taste

½ teaspoon ground cumin

¼ teaspoon dried thyme

1 pinch cayenne pepper

or to taste

1 ¼ cups black beluga lentils

5 cups chicken broth

or as needed

1 bay leaf

¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

divided

1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

or as needed

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir bacon in hot oil until bacon is browned and crisp 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion carrot celery and salt; cook and stir until onion is softened and translucent about 10 minutes. Season with black pepper cumin thyme and cayenne pepper.

Step 2

Pour lentils into bacon mixture and stir to coat completely in rendered bacon fat. Add chicken broth and bay leaf; bring to a simmer reduce heat to low and cook adding more chicken broth as needed until lentils are tender 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Step 3

Season with salt black pepper and cayenne pepper to taste. Add 3 tablespoons parsley and stir. Ladle soup into bowls sprinkle remaining parsley over the top and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil.

Nutritional Information

Chef John's Black Lentil Soup Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 329.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 20g 40%

Carbohydrates: 44.3g 14%

Dietary Fiber: 20.5g 82%

Sugars: 5g

Fat: 8.2g 13%

Saturated Fat: 1.9g 10%

Cholesterol: 10.2mg 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 5854IU 117%

Niacin Equivalents: 6.3mg 49%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 30%

Vitamin C: 13.5mg 23%

Folate: 318.2mcg 80%

Calcium: 76.1mg 8%

Iron: 5.4mg 30%

Magnesium: 90.5mg 32%

Potassium: 891.5mg 25%

Sodium: 267.6mg 11%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 42%

Calories From Fat: 73.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.