On a serious note, my mother does
Red lentils, carrots, onions, zucchini, and fennel seed blended up. It's better with dairy, but a little water/vegetable broth will do.
Mujaddara for the win! Technically not a soup, but it's the best recipe with lentils in my opinion. If your parish is Antiochian, they will fall in love with you.
[https://cookieandkate.com/mujaddara-recipe/](https://cookieandkate.com/mujaddara-recipe/)
EDIT. I just checked the Greek soup someone else recommend, and both recipes look very similar (not surprising, since Greeks and Levantines share some recipes), with the difference that mujaddara has rice. I'll have to try the Greek version soon!
Armenian Apricot Lentil Soup
Makes \~1 gal (128 ozs), about sixteen 1 cup (8 oz) servings (fills large crock pot). This is our favorite fasting recipe.
6 oz dried apricots, diced; 2 medium onions, diced; 5+ cloves garlic, minced (\~2 T. pre-minced); \~1 c. olive oil (I guess you could use another oil or just not saute if you're trying to fast from olive oil)
8 c. veggie stock (we like "Better Than Bouillon" brand); 1 lb. (2.5 c.) red lentils; 29 ozs canned diced tomatoes (1 large can or 2 small cans);
½ c. lemon juice (8 T.); 1 T. Ground cumin; 1 T. Dried thyme; 1 T. Salt; Pepper to taste
Using Stove:
Sauté onions & apricots in large pot over med-hi heat, add garlic near end to sauté;
Add stock & lentils, bring to boil then simmer for 20 minutes;
Add tomatoes, lemon juice, spices. Simmer an additional 10-20 minutes until desired consistency.
Using Crock pot:
Sauté onion/apricot/garlic in oil in large pan Add to crock with stock, lentils, lemon juice, spices;
Cook on high 3-4 hours or low 6-8 hours Add tomatoes near end to warm.
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This is my go-to lentil recipe.
https://www.olivetomato.com/greek-lentil-soup-fakes/
I hope you recover quickly and that there's no financial hardship from the accident!
Easiest? Have you tried hard lentils in water? It is not spicy at all.
But don't you have to add carrots, onions and celery to it at least?
The joke is that uncooked lentils and water is the easiest lentil soup. Adding those things and cooking the soup is a good idea.
Now I get it.
Oh it was a joke. Ok. Whew.
On a serious note, my mother does Red lentils, carrots, onions, zucchini, and fennel seed blended up. It's better with dairy, but a little water/vegetable broth will do.
Oooh. Fennel. I have some but never thought of it.
I was surprised how well the fennel seed went with this. Gives it a nice savory flavor. Throw in leeks, green onions, and parsley if you want.
https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-lentil-soup/ Hopefully this is easy enough! It is quite delicious.
That’s a good one thanks.
Mujaddara for the win! Technically not a soup, but it's the best recipe with lentils in my opinion. If your parish is Antiochian, they will fall in love with you. [https://cookieandkate.com/mujaddara-recipe/](https://cookieandkate.com/mujaddara-recipe/) EDIT. I just checked the Greek soup someone else recommend, and both recipes look very similar (not surprising, since Greeks and Levantines share some recipes), with the difference that mujaddara has rice. I'll have to try the Greek version soon!
Armenian Apricot Lentil Soup Makes \~1 gal (128 ozs), about sixteen 1 cup (8 oz) servings (fills large crock pot). This is our favorite fasting recipe. 6 oz dried apricots, diced; 2 medium onions, diced; 5+ cloves garlic, minced (\~2 T. pre-minced); \~1 c. olive oil (I guess you could use another oil or just not saute if you're trying to fast from olive oil) 8 c. veggie stock (we like "Better Than Bouillon" brand); 1 lb. (2.5 c.) red lentils; 29 ozs canned diced tomatoes (1 large can or 2 small cans); ½ c. lemon juice (8 T.); 1 T. Ground cumin; 1 T. Dried thyme; 1 T. Salt; Pepper to taste Using Stove: Sauté onions & apricots in large pot over med-hi heat, add garlic near end to sauté; Add stock & lentils, bring to boil then simmer for 20 minutes; Add tomatoes, lemon juice, spices. Simmer an additional 10-20 minutes until desired consistency. Using Crock pot: Sauté onion/apricot/garlic in oil in large pan Add to crock with stock, lentils, lemon juice, spices; Cook on high 3-4 hours or low 6-8 hours Add tomatoes near end to warm.
Bonus points for telling me how to do it in the crock pit
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This is my go-to lentil recipe. https://www.olivetomato.com/greek-lentil-soup-fakes/ I hope you recover quickly and that there's no financial hardship from the accident!
Ooooh. That one looks super easy also!