Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, red lentil and bacon soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

My red lentil and bacon soup freezes brilliantly and if frozen correctly will last in the freezer for up to four months. Follow the steps outlined in my how A simple, hearty red lentil and bacon soup that is perfect for the cooler weather. It can be made ahead and freezes well, so double the recipe and stock.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have red lentil and bacon soup using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Red Lentil And Bacon Soup:

1. Get 1 cup Red lentils
2. Make ready 3 slice Smoked Bacon, diced
3. Make ready 1/2 medium Sweet onion, chopped
4. Take 4 clove Garlic, smashed and sliced
5. Take 1 Parsnip, peeled and chopped
6. Make ready 1 box Mushroom broth
7. Make ready 1 cup Water
8. Get 1/2 tsp Paprika
9. Prepare 1/2 tsp Turmeric
10. Take 1 pinch Salt
11. Take 2 Baby bell mushrooms (for garnish)

Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the bacon, onion and red pepper. Red lentils, which actually have a deep-orange color, are rounder and smaller than the more common brown variety. I made this recipe of red lentil, sage and bacon soup today and it is really good.

Instructions to make Red Lentil And Bacon Soup:

1. In a medium pot, crisp the bacon on medium heat.
2. Then add the parsnip and onion. Cook together for 3-5 minutes.
3. Next add the garlic and cook about 3 minutes more.
4. After adding the broth and water, stir in the lentils.
5. Allow to simmer for 30-40 minutes stirring occasionally.
6. Once the soup has thickened up, combine the paprika, turmeric and salt.
7. Pour all the contents into a blender and liquify for 10 seconds.
8. Transfer to bowls and serve hot. Garnish with a few mushroom slices or a squiggle of ketchup.

I doubled the recipe because I just love lentil soup. This wonderful soup is packed with smoky bacon and creamy red lentils and is the perfect winter warmer. Meanwhile, fry bacon in a nonstick pan until crispy. When lentils are tender, remove bay leaf and puree the soup. Add lemon zest and tomato paste to the lentil soup and continue to cook covered.

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