Very Green Lentil Soup

used Kale and beans instead.. very nice

I have love Anna Thomas's recipes since I first got her Vegetarian Epicure books decades ago. Always extraordinary. I would not change a thing about this recipe- followed it down to the grinding of the cumin- what a difference that made. I am always surprised at the endless tinkering of the recipes before trying a recipe and the sometimes odd suggestions afterward. Maybe we should all have our own cooking column.

I had never made a soup from scratch before and I'm glad I had such a success for my first time! This soup has so much flavour and nutrients and tastes amazing. I also added tumeric (cause why not) and dried mint because fresh wasn't available, still great! This is going to be a winter favourite.

Deeply flavorful and healthy! This is a great soup. Besides caramelizing the onions, it isn't really that much work--just some chopping. I used cayenne pepper instead of a jalapeno. Easy to add some protein if desired.

I have made this twice. I doubled the amount of lentils the second time as suggested and it was awesome. I also used two jalepenos and added more lemon juice. It makes a lot but it freezes well.

Pretty good, but very time-consuming Next time I make this, I will use more lentils and greens, cut back on the cilantro and leave out the broccoli. The soup was wonderful the first night, but the broccoli over-powered the other flavours after sitting in the fridge over-night. I didn't bother toasting and grinding the cumin - I'll leave that to the passionate foodies who have time for such nonsense. :) Pros: Healthy Cons: Time-consuming

yummy, healthy winter soup!This was surprisingly good..and loaded with flavor! We are not fans of lentils but the whole family enjoyed this. I think the key is in the green lentil..they really do hold their shape and do not have the same mushy consistency that the brown lentils have. I caramelized the onions, removed them to a bowl, then added the lentils and water. Added a bit to my time but was one less dish! I did not have any chard, and only had a 7 oz bag of spinich. Not sure I would have enjoyed it as much with both leafy greens..too much leaf! I used ground cumin and that worked just fine, and left out the mint...all worked well. Delicious soup!Pros: full of flavorCons: time

yummy, healthy winter soup! This was surprisingly good..and loaded with flavor! We are not fans of lentils but the whole family enjoyed this. I think the key is in the green lentil..they really do hold their shape and do not have the same mushy consistency that the brown lentils have. I caramelized the onions, removed them to a bowl, then added the lentils and water. Added a bit to my time but was one less dish! I did not have any chard, and only had a 7 oz bag of spinich. Not sure I would have enjoyed it as much with both leafy greens..too much leaf! I used ground cumin and that worked just fine, and left out the mint...all worked well. Delicious soup! Pros: full of flavor Cons: time

Yes it takes time,but......Yes this takes time, but totally worth it if you are looking for an uber healthy winter green soup. Plus we are so conditioned to super easy that we forget that if we want to eat healthy it is work! Other than the broth there is nothing prepackaged in this. I was worried hat it wouldn't have a lot of flavor, but worried for nothing. Awesome with the fetta! I used regular cumin powder and I don't think it hurt the taste. Highly recommend!Pros: Healthy, delicious

Yes it takes time,but...... Yes this takes time, but totally worth it if you are looking for an uber healthy winter green soup. Plus we are so conditioned to super easy that we forget that if we want to eat healthy it is work! Other than the broth there is nothing prepackaged in this. I was worried hat it wouldn't have a lot of flavor, but worried for nothing. Awesome with the fetta! I used regular cumin powder and I don't think it hurt the taste. Highly recommend! Pros: Healthy, delicious

a lot of work! This soup was delicious but it was a lot of work--lots of ingredients and lots of steps. Pros: Delicious! (And very healthy) Cons: A lot of work!

A little fussyLots of ingredients to chop and prep, and some rather fussy steps such as toasting and grinding the cumin seeds. If I make this again I will use twice the recommended amount of lentils. This is more like a leafy green vegetable stew with lentils. See the simpler, but also healthy and tasty cumin-scented wheat-berry lentil soup.Pros: Very healthyCons: time consuming, needs more lentils

A little fussy Lots of ingredients to chop and prep, and some rather fussy steps such as toasting and grinding the cumin seeds. If I make this again I will use twice the recommended amount of lentils. This is more like a leafy green vegetable stew with lentils. See the simpler, but also healthy and tasty cumin-scented wheat-berry lentil soup. Pros: Very healthy Cons: time consuming, needs more lentils

Tasty The soup was fairly tasty AND your colon will thank you. It required quite a bit of baby sitting; add this wait 20 mins then add that then wait...you get the point. It is not a simmer and forget about it meal. It also needed a bit more heat so I added red pepper flakes. I might make it again. Pros: Healthy Cons: Time consuming