11 Reviews of Lentil Soup from Ricardo

From: WI Cheesehead

On Feb 18, 2008

An easy, quick soup. I love curry! I cut it in half for myself and used roasted red chili paste (1/8 tsp - I was afraid of the heat, but next time will use 1/4 tsp.) Just a note: if you use brown or green lentils, the simmer time will be much longer, like 30-40 minutes. I usu. use red lentils anyways. Thanks, Boomette!

From: Annacia

On Oct 15, 2007

5 more stars for this grand soup. For the spices I used Ras-El-Hanout (Moroccan Spice Blend) which I love and always have on hand. I used veggie broth and got a lovely low fat, low sugar soup that was delicious and savory with a lovely Middle Eastern flavor. I red lentils pretty much dissolved into the soup. The best part is that it makes lots and I know that it will be even better tomorrow.

From: Engrossed

On Oct 6, 2007

SIMPLE and FLAVORFUL and HEALTHY! I made 2 servings but only used 1 can of vegetable broth so it was nice and thick. My recipe for harissa has caraway, garlic, cayenne, cumin and salt so I used all of those. We enjoyed this with veggie melts for a nice Vegetarian dinner. Made for 1-2-3 hit wonders.

From: *Parsley*

On Sep 10, 2007

Smells AND tastes awesome! I used the curry powder and like the previous reviewer, I used the same spices to sub for the harissa. I let mine simmer for 20 minutes. Thanx for posting this. I love it and will make it often.

From: Mommy Diva

On Sep 2, 2007

Delicious,quick and easy lentil soup! Very flavorful. I made this today for supper and it was enjoyed by all! I used the curry powder, but did not have the harissa so I used a bit of cumin, cinnamon, and tabasco instead. I also used the vegetable stock option. Delightful -will make again! Thanks Boomette for a keeper!

From: mary winecoff

On Jan 6, 2008

This is so good. I used vegetable broth and habanero hot sauce. I also used some curry powder from an Indian grocer. Wonderful.

From: SweetySJD

On Jan 27, 2008

Very good soup! I used the curry powder and I thought it had a very nice flavor. I will add more harissa next time. Hearty and healthy! Thanks!

From: Lalaloula

On Oct 14, 2009

Mmm, this soup was so hearty, spicy and yummy! It had a lovely carrot-curry taste with lots of heat from the harissa paste (I used 1/2 ts). Just perfect on this cold autumn day! Due to WRC's comment, I only used 4 cups of stock, which made for a nice chunky soup. I think 5 would have been alright, though, too. I cant wait to make this again as it really warms you through. THANKS SO MUCH for sharing this superb recipe with us, Boomie! Made and reviewed for Everyday Is A Holiday Tag Game Octobre 09.

From: White Rose Child

On Jun 6, 2008

This soup was fast and simple, I'll certainly say that for it. The problems I had are that it turned out quite watery- usually lentil soups are thick and filling, but this one seemed to have too much liquid- and didn't have much flavor. Maybe it's because I didn't have Sambal Oelek, I just added tabasco. However, I had also used a lot of extra garlic and tripled the curry powder, plus some added cumin. I still had to sprinkle more curry powder into each bowlful. In short, this is not really to my taste, but lots of others obviously love it, so I'd never say it's a bad recipe! :-D

From: Baby Kato

On Mar 5, 2008

Boy, is this soup good, its full of big bold flavours. Hot, spicy and fresh tasting. I used Eston lentils, thai red curry and habanaro sauce. This was quick and easy to make. It was tasty, filling and very, very satisfying. Thank you so much for sharing.