That's a pretty good salad, but lately I have been using lentils to make soup. I made a Sausage and Lentil Soup which was my own "interpretation" of a recipe which I read online. You need:
1 cup split red lentils
2 TBSP Olive Oil
1 medium onion, chopped
½ cup celery chopped
½ cup carrots chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
¾ pound spicy Italian sausage or Chorizo sausage- both are good.
48-54 ounces of chicken broth ( I used College Inn)
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp smoked paprika
Soak and thoroughly rinse red lentils using a large strainer and then set aside.
Add olive oil, onion, celery, carrots, garlic, and raw and skinned, chopped sausage to a large pot and sautee them until onions are translucent and sausage is browned/cooked.
Add chicken broth, salt, smoked paprika, and then finally the rinsed lentils.
Bring to a boil, and then cook at medium to medium low heat for 30 minutes, at least. Lentils should fall apart and be soft. The soup should have a thick, stew-like consistency.
Use more or less veggies and sausage as per your taste and whether you want it more stew like or soup like.
Enjoy! (Pics below are vegetarian version of this soup with no sausage)
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