Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, spinach lentil soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Spinach Lentil Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Spinach Lentil Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook spinach lentil soup using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Spinach Lentil Soup:

1. Make ready 1 cup dried green or brown lentils or 1 1/2 cans (190z/540 mL each) green or brown lentils drained and rinsed
2. Make ready 1 large onion, chopped
3. Get 1 head garlic, chopped
4. Make ready 4 Tbsp oil
5. Get 4 Tbsp dried mint
6. Prepare 1 tsp black pepper
7. Make ready 3 pckgs (10 oz/284 g each) fresh spinach
8. Take 1/2 cup long-grain white rice, soaked in cold water for at least 30 min, then drained. You can substitute this with 1 cup orzo
9. Make ready Juice of 2 lemons
10. Make ready 2 cups Vegetable or Chicken stock. You can use cubes as well
11. Take 3 cups boiling water
12. Make ready Salt to taste

Steps to make Spinach Lentil Soup:

1. Cook the lentils (if using dried) in a pot of salted water over medium heat for about 25 minutes or until they are very tender. Drain and set aside.
2. Rinse and dry the pot and return it to low heat. Sauté the onion and garlic in the oil until light golden.
3. Add the mint, pepper and salt. Increase the heat to medium-low, then gradually add the spinach, one package at a time, covering the pot and letting the spinach wilt before adding the next batch.
4. Add the cooked lentils, rice, water, lemon juice and stock. Stir to mix well.
5. Simmer for at least 20-30 minutes, until the rice is cooked. Taste and make sure - the soup has a subtle lemon and mint flavour—it should not be too lemony. If you need more mint or lemon, add a little at a time. If the soup is too thick, add more water, 1⁄2 cup at a time. As soon as the rice is cooked, remove from the heat.

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