Glenda’s Winter Lentil Soup is a delicious combination of red lentils, vegetables, bacon and orange juice! My family can’t have enough of it, I’m sure yours will love it too!
Hello fellow food lovers, this is my first ever post and I’ve no idea how this all works but hopefully through trial and error I will learn! I thought I would start with one of my family’s favourite soups. Lentils, bacon and chunky vegetables are married off with a citrus zing. This soup, which I adapted, came from a TV Times pullout and must be more than twenty years old. The recipe was submitted by Glenda McKay who used to play Rachel in Emmerdale. I love a clean bowl and that’s exactly what I get after serving this soup. It can be served as a main meal with plenty of crusty bread and topped with grated cheddar and parsley.
I’m afraid I was in such a rush to get my rolls into the airing cupboard to rise before doing the school run yesterday, that I left the soup simmering on the hob for double the time it should have been. Hence the photo of my soup is less defined and more mushy than usual. But my husband said he really liked it as it was more dhal like. It is a very forgiving soup and still tasted great. For the bacon I use whatever I have in the fridge whether its smoked of back it doesn’t matter.
More Winter Soups
I’m sure you’ll love Glenda’s Winter Lentil Soup! For more soup inspiration check out the following recipes too!
- Curried Root Vegetable Soup
- Leftover Winter Vegetable Soup
- Lentil & Ham Soup
- Lamb, Vegetable & Lentil Soup with Cabbage
- Scottish Red Lentil & Barley Soup
- Cauliflower Cheese Soup
Glenda's Winter Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 1 large parsnip
- 2 leeks washed
- 4 rashers streaky bacon rinded
- 3 tbsp oil
- 8 oz / 225g red lentils
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 2 pts / 1.1 litres chicken or vegetable stock
- juice of a large orange
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- chopped parsley or grated cheese
Instructions
- Peel and finely chop onion.
- Peel and chop carrots.
- Peel parsnip and cut into chunks.
- Trim and slice leeks.
- Finely chop bacon.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a deep pan and fry bacon until browned.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and reserve.
- Add onion to pan and gently fry over low heat to soften. Reserve with bacon.
- Heat remaining oil, add carrots, parsnips and leeks and stir for 2 mins. Return bacon and onion to pan and add lentils.
- Stir in tomato puree and stock.
- Bring to the boil then simmer covered for 25 mins or until lentils and vegetables are tender.
- Stir in orange juice and season.
- Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley or grated cheese (or both).
Heather Haigh
I love lentil soup and it’s still pretty chilly here so this will be just the ticket.
Camilla
We eat it all year round it’s so good:-)
Jayne Sullivan
This soup looks so warming. Ideal for this time of the year.
KMayers
I love lentil soup & this would be great to make my own rather than having it out of a tin so I may well be using this recipe today or tomorrow. Thanks for this!
Camilla
Great, it’s one of our favourites that I make all the time:-)
Tracy Nixon
I followed this yesterday morning before we went for a walk along the coast. It really warmed our cockles when we got home as it was bright but the wind was biting! Usually I make a Sunday dinner but I knew I wouldn’t have time – this was really tasty so thank you!
Camilla
Great, it was my first post as I make it so very often:-)
Heather Haigh
I was just wondering what to make for lunch. This is perfect!
Camilla
This is one of my favourite soups:-)
Susan Hall
This looks so warming
Tracy Nixon
This looks simply divine!
Paul Wilson
This looks lovely now it’s getting colder.
Tracy Nixon
looks delicious
Sophie
Sounds lovely, perfect for a wintry day – like we’re having at the moment, in MARCH!
Camilla
Thanks Sophie:-) It must have been cold last March too eh!