Leek and Lentil Soup
By Adell Shneer, Matthew Kimura and The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 10 servings
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Nutritional Info |
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Per each of 10 servings: about |
- |
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cal |
9090 cal |
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pro |
3 g3g pro |
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total fat |
2 g2g total fat |
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sat. fat |
00 sat. fat |
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carb |
17 g17g carb |
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fibre |
3 g3g fibre |
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chol |
0 mg0mg chol |
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sodium |
356 mg356mg sodium |
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potassium |
331 mg331mg potassium |
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% RDI: |
- |
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calcium |
55 calcium |
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iron |
1414 iron |
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vit C |
1212 vit C |
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folate |
2525 folate |
Lentils and vegetables simmer into a flavourful and aromatic broth. Paired with hearty Multigrain Loaves, this vegetarian soup makes a perfect starter or light entrée.
Ingredients
- 1 celery root 1 1celery rootcelery roots
- 2 tbsp olive oil 2 2tbsp tbspolive oil or vegetabIe oil
- 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 1tsp tspfennel seeds
- 5 cups chopped leeks , white and light green parts only5 5cups cupschopped leeks, white and light green parts only
- 1-1/2 cups chopped onion 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupschopped onion
- 1 bay leaf 1 1bay leafbay leaves
- 1-1/4 tsp salt 1-1/4 1-1/4tsp tspsalt
- 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
- 1/3 cup green lentils 1/3 1/3cup cupgreen lentils
- 1 tsp curry powder 1 1tsp tspcurry powder
- 6 cups water 6 6cups cupswater
- 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 1tbsp tbsplemon juice
Preparation
Trim and dice celery root to make 4 cups (1 L); set aside.
In Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat; cook fennel seeds, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add leeks, onion, bay leaf, salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes.
Stir in celery root, lentils and curry powder; cook for 5 minutes. Add water and bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer until flavourful and lentils and vegetables are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Stir in lemon juice.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: October 2009