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Lentil and bacon soup

Lentil and bacon soup

  • French
  • Soup
  • Starter
  • With meat

Comforting green lentil soup with smoked bacon and carrots.

Active time20 min

Cooking45 min

Total1 h

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Ingredients

  • 1 bouquet garni
  • 200 g carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 150 g smoked bacon
  • 1200 ml water
  • 300 g dried green lentils

Preparation

  1. Peel the onion and carrots. Chop the onion. Cut the carrots into rounds and the bacon into lardons. Rinse the lentils.

    200 g carrots
    1 onion
    150 g smoked bacon
    300 g dried green lentils
    • knife
    • colander
  2. Sauté the bacon and onion for 5 minutes in a stockpot. Add the lentils, carrots, bouquet garni and water. Simmer for 35 to 40 minutes, until the lentils are tender.

    1 bouquet garni
    1200 ml water
    • stockpot
    • spoon
  3. Remove the bouquet garni. Blend a small portion of the soup if you would like to thicken it, then stir and serve.

    • spoon
    • blender

Allergens

No allergens identified in the ingredients.

Sources and credits

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Lentil and bacon soup