Lentil Vegetable Soup

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I made this soup as I had bought lentils. This was the best recipe I found. I am glad I did as it came out great. I followed the recipe with the exception of adding ham shank cubes. Ham shank was on sale at the market. I couldn't resist the price and wanted to add some smoky flavor to the soup. I used low sodium chicken broth from the market. I bought fresh thyme for the recipe but used ground thyme, too. The red wine and cheese really sets it off. There's no additional salt added. The packaged chicken broth has plenty of salt, even if "lower sodium" is on the label. Plus, the ham is salty. To be on the safe side, I bought organic, no sodium lentil soup from the health food aisle and added that. When the soup cools, I'll package some for the freezer. Maybe, for a small family of two, as one reviewer suggested, make less. It wouldn't be difficult to halve it. Also, I would probably add a bay leaf next time.

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Excellent soup! Even better the next day. Foolproof recipe!

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fabulous soup!!!

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Best lentil soup or side dish ever. I prepared as a soup and also with fish. Just Fab!!

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I have made this twice so far. Both times I attempted to freeze half for a later date, but my daughter always unfreezes and eats it as soon as the first half is gone! The only change I suggest is to add 1 can of diced tomatoes and then only 2.5 quarts of broth; I still keep the tomato paste as well. The vinegar at the end is essential, it really elevates the flavor. I used sherry vinegar since I didn't have red wine and it is delicious.

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This soup is SO good I could live on it! Thank you Ina!
Also VERY simple to make and GOOD for you!

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Delicious! My friend at work said she hasn't had lentil soup since her mother passed away 10 years ago and found it comforting, memorable & delicious.

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This was delicious! It does make a big batch of soup - after adding the 3 quarts of stock, my soup was almost to the top of my pot, but as it simmered and the lentils absorbed some stock, it fit just fine. The aroma of the onions and leeks with the garlic, cumin and seasonings was amazing! I was able to find the green lentils at one store (Market Basket and they were very fresh tasting. I used an 8 oz can of tomato paste intead of wasting the last scoop or so from the can. Also, I only added 1 TBS of the red wine vinegar. This recipe is in Ina's cookbook and she says to start with 1 Tbs and see if you like it before adding another. I thought I should have added more, but the next day, that flavor had really seeped into the soup and it was incredible. Definitely even better the next day!

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Not sure why, but I didn't like this soup. Luckily I only made 1/2 but still have a lot left to eat. :-(

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Yum. My husband made this soup and I loved it. We didn't use any leeks. But the soup didn't seem like it was missing anything. So much flavor. Great recipe!!!