I have had so many requests for my favorite recipe, that it’s high time I make the big reveal! I have no idea how the idea for this delightful soup even got into my hot little hands, but I have always been a huge fan of Indian Daal (lentil soup) and I suppose I just figured out how to make my own version after devouring it countless times at restaurants.
This soup is always my “back-up” for when I have last-minute company over, since I can keep all of the ingredients on hand, and it is by far the most requested recipe whenever I serve it. And the reason I call it Four Corners Lentil Soup? Because I know for a fact that this recipe has been made on every major continent on planet earth. I have friends living all over the world, and each one of them cooks it on a regular basis! From the busy streets of Singapore, to the remote wilderness of northern Ontario, from the scorched deserts in the American southwest, to the rainy seasides of Denmark, this soup really has traveled the four corners! So simple to make, highly nutritious and packed with flavour, this lentil soup is an economical crowd pleaser that will warm the hearts of anyone you serve it to, most importantly, yourself!
For the Love of Lentils
Lentils are a great legume for impatient people! They cook in a very short amount of time and require no pre-soaking like other pulses do. They have a velvety texture and delicate flavour – perfect for purées and soups. I often add blended lentils to soups or stews to make them creamy without the cream! They are low in calories, virtually fat free, but very filling because of their high fiber content.
In addition to providing the body with slow burning complex carbohydrates, lentils can increase your energy by replenishing your iron stores. Particularly for menstruating women, who are more at risk for iron deficiency, boosting iron stores with lentils is a good idea – especially because, unlike red meat, another source of iron, lentils are not rich in fat and calories.
Four Corners Lentil Soup
Ingredients
1 cup red lentils, picked over and rinsed very well
1 large onion, or a couple leeks, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. minced ginger root
1 Tbsp. Ground cumin
¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
1 15 oz. can of tomatoes; or 4 large, fresh tomatoes, chopped
4 cups stock
salt to taste
1 un-waxed, organic lemon
Directions
1. Rinse the lentils very well until the water runs clear.
2. Heat oil in a medium pot and sauté onions, garlic and ginger for 5 minutes until soft. Add a pinch of salt.
3. Add spices and stir for another minute or so, until fragrant.
4. Add tomatoes, 3 slices of lemon and rinsed lentils, then add vegetable stock. Stir well.
5. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer for about 30 minutes, or until the lentils are soft. Squeeze in the rest of the lemon juice.
6. Serve hot with some cilantro, green onions or parsley on top with a slice of lemon. Delicious!
Serves 4.
Hey…let’s keep this soup traveling! Let me know where you are in the world and maybe I’ll stop by for a bowl someday. It is my favorite, after all.
info source: whfoods.com
I made this soup today, along with your Black Quinoa Corn Muffins. My sister and I enjoyed them both for lunch in Chicago, IL. Thank you!
So happy you enjoyed! Thanks so much for writing 🙂
I’ve been making this for over five years now since finding it in the cookbook Kinfolk Table. I love it every single time I make it, as does everyone I have ever made it for. Made many, many times mostly during the colder months in Texas and now I make it in Oregon. Love it with fresh parsley the best! It’s so delicious and I always feel so nourished afterwards!
Hi Tori, this is so wonderful to hear! A traveling soup. Thanks for making it so often! 😊
This is my first Four Corners Red Lentil Soup, and yours is delightful.. I made it as written, and not being familiar with presentation, I smoothed it with a stick blender. It came out nice and smooth, but (and this is not bad ) it feels grainy in the mouth. However, it’s robust, and a ladle of it is nice and filling . New for this year I’m switching over to plant-based eating, so it’ll be a nice addition to my vegan recipes. Very easy to make, too, given you almost always have all the ingredients in the pantry already. Thanks for posting!
Reads delicious, and I’m planning on doing more research, a taste test, very soon! I’d love you to join us here in Jerusalem.
Our family has been making this soup at least once a month for 5+ years. We live in Nova Scotia, Canada. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Cooler weather means four corners lentil soup here in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia!
Oh yes indeed! Enjoy 🙂
Enjoying this soup in Azerbaijan ?☺️
Dinner tomorrow night in upstate New York! Perfect
fall supper and my toddler loves red lentils so much. Thank you!
This soup is simmering away for the second day in a row in Colchester, England ! It’s completely delicious; thank you for your beautiful recipes.
Just made this in Costa Rica! added garden fresh swiss chard 🙂 Thanks Sarah for all your wholesome goodness!
Hi so happy to hear this! Hello from Canada 🙂
First time I’m cooking thie red lentil soup. It was a great success ☺️
I’m from Porto, Portugal
So happy to hear it! Hello from Canada 🙂
I’ve been following your blog for many years and bought your app a few years ago too. This soup is my family favourite too. With love from Auckland, New Zealand
Just made this and it’s delicious! I didn’t have any stock on hand so I boiled lots of peas in water, blitzed it smooth, and used that as my base instead and it still worked out well! Thank you for this recipe <3
Love from New Zealand 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful, soul nourishing recipes! My family especially LOVES this one!
We are enjoying from Motueka, New Zealand ❤️
What a beautiful part of the world! Thank you for your appreciation and take care 🙂
Eating it for lunch in rainy springtime Melbourne, Australia. Always make it when I feel under the weather and in need of nourishment.
Hi Kimberly,
Thanks for sharing. I hope it’s nourishing you on many levels <3
xo, Sarah B
North VANCOUVER, Canada – but originally from New Zealand. It’s my breakfast today and will be my snack in the afternoon until it’s all gone – which won’t take long 🙂
Bowen island, Beautiful British Columbia
I make this soup all the time. Perfect for a rainy night on the island, by the fire
Just fed a crew of very hungry workers in Dublin, Ireland!
Oh, man! This is gooooood! The lemonyness is like this wonderful surprise with every bite and the texture is super satisfying; this checks all the boxes. I am currently eating it for lunch as I write this, and I already can’t wait to make it again. Thank you.
Hime sick with a cold – this soup was such a treat for my sore throat. The soup has made it all the way to Oslo, Norway
This soup is simmering in Frederick, Maryland . Can’t wait to try it!
Making this right now in Grover Beach, CA. Thank you….
Watching the River thru the fog this morning, in rural Oregon…. and stirring my soup: double batch, one for the freezer! Thank you!
Cooked this past weekend in Aliso Viejo, CA, and it was fantastic!
Made this tonight and it’s delicious, so quick and easy to make with everything I had in the pantry. Thank you from the ?? UK
My friend Megs made this for me a few weeks ago and WOW I just LOVED IT !!!
I am currently making my first pot, can’t wait to sit down for dinner !!! 🙂 – Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
Simmering away now on the stove here in Auckland!
Simmering now in Ririe, Idaho
Made for the second time in Berlin 🙂
Loving the Four Corners lentil soup – in Melbourne, Australia! Thanks!
Gonna make it for dinner tonight in Stratford, ON CANADA. Howdy Neighbour-ella 😉
Your soup is now simmering in Antwerp, Belgium!
Cannot wait untill it is done to try it:.)
I just made this here in Onalaska, WI. I had to buy new cumin to make it — and it really makes a difference to the taste. It’s great! I’ll make it again (because I have to use the rest of the cumin). But what I really want to know is if sone one has made this in Antarctica? I would guess that it is definitely doable.
As always, your recipes never let me down.
Grass Valley, California is enjoying this soup tonite! I made corn muffins to go with it!
Tonight we eat the soup in Orleans, France! Bisous. Thanks for your recipies!
Making this soup today in Ennepetal Germany. Delicious!
Will be making this soup tonight in Toulouse, France 🙂
Lovely soup!
We ate it in Geneva, Switzerland 🙂
Making this traveling soup for dinner this week in the Czech Republic – come on over 😉
We’re in New Zealand ??
I love this soup, my toddler loves it, my parents and friends love it, my husband loves it! It’s the best soup!
Love this soup! Since 2015 I’ve taken it with me from Colorado, USA to Madrid, Prague, and finally back stateside.
soup simmering in a small town next to Haifa, Israel
smells awsome!
thanks a million!
Currently making this soup for the first time in Las Cruces, Chile! I am a big fan and lover of your work:) thank you for all the wonderful recipes!!
Making this all winter in Atlanta, GA. Maybe we eat a lot in my family or maybe this soup is just that good, but this only serves 2 in my house.
I have made this delicious soup in Nairobi, Kenya!
I’ll be cooking it (again) for friends tonight, in the midst of the snowy Norwegian woods. It’s become a regular in my whole family as well which means it is also being cooked in different parts of Germany and the Netherlands. As an always thoroughly warming joy to share!
Been making this soup for 6 years in Toronto, Canada. Started in the second year of my undergrad since it was so healthy, delicious and affordable! Can’t beat that combination!
Cooking happily in Adelaide, South Australia. Smells amazing!!!!!
Thank you for your wonderful work and especially your presentation of your dishes. Lovely!
I had it yesterday night in Zwolle – the Netherlands. Today I’m bringing it to work for lunch. I have had lots of lentil soups, but not many have beaten this one.
Everyone is just about to fill their bowl in Atlanta, GA. I live in New Haven, CT and bring this everywhere I go (with the addition of a heaping teaspoon of turmeric). Everyone loves it. Thanks for this!
Hi there and Happy New Year everyone!
This amazing soup is simmering right now on the east outskirts of Munich. Today is the third time I made it and is a special treat for my husband’s 40th birthday (due to a nasty cold I have we did not go out to celebrate), instead we will cozy up with a hot bowl of deliciousness 😉
Cool evening in Tel aviv, and I’m back from yoga class, straight to the kitchen to cook this soup. Been following you for a long while now, with much much pleasure. Noa
It’s minus 35 Celcius with the windchill here in Gatineau, Quebec. Read the comments and did not hesitate a minute to make this soup to warm the family.
I’ve made this in Western Iowa, Northeastern Wisconsin, and now in the Twin Cities, Minnesota.
So… tour of the Upper Midwest! Love it more every time I eat it!
A few years later, still going strong. Just made it on a summer day in San Antonio, Texas. Perfect no matter the weather.
Tastes amazing! Thank you Sarah!
Greetings from Graz, Austria
Made this for a few friends in Brooklyn, NY. It was absolutely delicious for dinner and again at breakfast! It will definitely be a staple!
After reading the reviews I doubled your recipe. It’s simmering away right now on my stove here in Fort Worth TX, while my family and I are anxiously awaiting our dinner! It smells amazing. Thank you for your recipes!
It’s simmering on the stove in Austin, Texas. We’re going with the lime/sweet potato/coconut milk addition.
Whole family (including picky toddler) approved. Devoured the entire pot so I’ll have to double it next time since everyone says it tastes even better the next day. Gratitude from Tel Aviv
Hi!
Making this tonight in Lyon, France!
thanks for the recipe
Hi Clem!
Thanks for letting me know…love seeing where this soup is being made. It warms my heart <3
xo, Sarah B
Ah, soon to be made in north London and wait until I tell my mother in Finland…. 🙂
Hi Karoliina!
WOW! Wonderful news <3 I hope she loves it too.
xo, Sarah B
I am simmering this delicious soup right now in Anchorage, Alaska!
Just had your delicious red lentil soup at your mom’s house in Toronto. She is such a gracious host. We were visiting my brother next door and were invited over. Fabulous soup and wonderful company. Next time you are in Nova Scotia drop in.
the best red lentil soup! your version rocks! thank you !
Great warming dish. Thanks for this amazing recipe. Greetings from Poland!
Thanks Magda! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
xo, Sarah B
Have to come to Poland and try our delicious soups!! 🙂
Greetings from Bydgoszcz (with a big bowl of lentil soup!:))!
Krakow, Poland! Can’t wait to eat, it’s boiling 😉 thank u and greetings. Awful rainy and windy day that makes this soup a perfect warming dish right now.
Poured into Polish belly 🙂
Cooking in South Africa, Johannesburg!
Making it as we speak on the Sonoma County coast, California, at sunset. Can’t wait to try it!
Greetings from Adelaide, South Australia! I love this soup. It has become my go to, quick and easy soup for winter. It’s wonderful served with corn dumplings (gf) and a little splash of home made chimichurri. Thanks for sharing, Sarah 🙂
I’m crushing hard on this soup in Atlanta, GA. My oh my! It is my go to soup now, and I’m prepping a few batches for the freezer. Thank you!!
Hello from your hometown of Toronto, Canada! Made this soup last night and it was so delicious. I did add about 3 tsps of maple syrup to round out the flavours. Definitely a keeper.
Discovered your site via a link on Edgar’s Mission website (caring for abused/neglected farm animals). Soup went down a treat on Gold Coast, Australia. Can’t wait to try your other recipes as we convert to vegan. Cheers!
This is my new favorite soup, amazing! I love,love,love your blog which I just found yesterday. We grow papayas in our back yard and will be making your Bali Papaya Salad often. Aloha from Hawaii!
I just finished cooking as typing this comment (in Glasgow, Scotland 🙂 It is an amazing recipe. We love this soup.
Just made some on the Mornington Peninsula in Australia. My little 2 year old wolfed it down with some curried brown rice and goat’s yoghurt and asked for more soup, so that’s a win! Thanks for sharing.
Hey Sarah ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
I’m making this soup in rural Victoria, can’t wait to devour it!
devouring this soup in augusta, georgia, usa!!
yummmmmmmm
Your soup has reached Lusaka, Zambia, its right this minute shimmering on the stove!
Couldent find any decent stock, so i might need a little taste, we will see
Hugs
Lotte
I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to make this recipe! It’s perfect and warming on a sunny but cold New Brunswick day after playing and sliding in 40 cm of freshly-fallen snow 🙂
Making this soup tonight in Campbell River on Vancouver Island! So happy to receive your book as a christmas present this year! Working my way through the winter section right now!
This soup is insane!!!!
When I first made it, I though “oh that’s good”. A day later it was ‘oh my god!!!!!!! It’s amazing!!!!’. Totally my go to.
Sarah, I recently discovered your blog and loved every single recipe I’ve made so far. I bought your book this weekend and found this lentil soup recipe and it’s delicious! You’re inspiring!
Bergen, Norway – lovely dish.
Making this soup right now in San Diego. I see a storm brewing over the mountains to the east and few things are as pleasurable as soup in cold rainy weather!
I made this over the weekend for a girls beach weekend in Cayucos, CA! They all loved it so much that they all wanted the recipe, so it will soon be made in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Santa Monica, CA as well! 🙂
I’m making this soup for my mama and I in Tampa Florida tonight. It’s been a rainy day all day so we’re both looking forward to a cozy bowl of warm soup! Thank you 🙂
I just made this despite the 90* heat in NYC. It was delicious and then I pureed it and now it so creamy and perfect… even better than before which I did not think was possible. Thank you for another easy, foolproof dinner!
I love that this recipe has a lemon in it! I recently discovered ‘black limes’ through my roommate – they give a divine soft sour taste and lighten any meal!
I recreated my roomies recipe recently and think it might have a similar, if not more savoury, flavour to your recipe! http://www.maikindacrazy.com/2015/05/yasamins-black-lime-soup.html
Obviously I’ll make you a bowl if you’re ever in Australia Sarah! 😉
What oil and how much is used?
I have made this soup twice in the last two weeks and it is great! Last night I added somee spinach and creme fraiche which was a nice twist. Thank you! Holly (Zurich)
My friend in York, UK recommended this to me with addition of chickpeas….I’m here in Dtalybridge, Cheshire, UK and I added kale too and it is just divine. You are a very clever (vegan) sausage! Xxx
Cooking as we speak from Littleton, Colorado.
Greetings from Amsterdam. Im going to make this soup for lunch, even though its 18 degrees now outside, i will surely enjoy it! Kisses and hope to see you very soon again!
Thanks for the recipe, it’s simmering and smelling delicious! Going to enjoy it here in Lakewood, California.
We’ve just had the first week of post summer rain in Perth, Western Australia, and your soup is bubbling away on my stove, smelling like a dream. Can’t wait to snuggle up on the couch with a bowl- the first taste of autumn. Thankyou as always, Sarah, for you soul nourishing recipes!
Making this as I type in Ireland! Thought it would be perfect for a warm spring day- can’t wait to try it!
I made this soup last night in New York City! And I LOVE it! It is now my favorite soup! And I have just eaten the leftovers for lunch… sad there is none left, so I will be making more very soon! Thank you for the great recipe – so simple and yet, so delicious!
Ok, I had to make this after seeing your instagram photo of making it with coconut milk… so I’ve got a loaf of Life Changing Bread and your soup (without the coconut milk for now), and it is OH-SO-DELICIOUS. Thanks for the healthy inspiration — I love how lemony the soup is, just what I needed!
Hey Sarah, this soup has quickly become my favourite too!!! Simply wonderful and so dellicious. So far, I’ve cooked it in two places: Prague and in my little village in the east of Slovakia. Everybody is amazed at how tasty it is and keeps wanting more. Thank you! x
I just made this soup for the first time in Melbourne, Australia. Delicious !!
Made this for the first time tonight (in Brooklyn, NY)… delicious!
My daughter sent me the link for this soup. Always looking for good healthy recipes. I’ll be making it later this week. Columbus OH
Oh hi Mom! Hope you tried it… I’m making this again tonight in Brooklyn. 🙂
Mmmm…making the soup as we “speak”..in Miami. Thank you for all your recipes Sarah!
Waiting anxiously for your book 🙂
Enjoying this soup in Duluth Minnesota. It has been my favorite this winter!
Made it tonight in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada! Great!
Made today in Zurich! And it was not a first time! Thank you!
made this today in Philly. delicious as always. please stop by some day =)
Made it yesterday in Bergen, Norway. Love it.
From Dallas, Texas. I just made this for dinner tonight. Oh so delicious!! I followed the recipe exactly. Yummy!!
Today for dîner in south of France, closed to Marseille !!!! Yessssss it came until us !!!
Whipping up a batch on a below freezing night here in Connecticut.
Making this right now on a rainy night with friends in Tacoma, Washington! This is my go-to recipe for when I’m running low on produce but need a delicious, warm, comforting, healthy pick-me-up. Thanks so much!!! 🙂
Just made this soup in Mandelieu, France! Can’t wait to taste it!
Hi! This soup looks like a perfectly cozy end to a cold, rainy day in Western Pennsylvania, but I’ve only got beluga and green lentils. Has anyone successfully tried this recipe with another variety of lentil? Thanks!
Delicious soup! Perfect for the start of fall here in Atlanta, Georgia!
Looks like a fantastic recipe! I live in Cape Town, South Africa, where it’s winter right now and soup a staple!
Although its typically too hot to eat soup in Guam, this recipe looked so good I decided to turn up the AC and enjoy a bowl for dinner tonight. Thank you!!
The timer has just gone off and this dish is ready for my daughter when she gets home from school. The house smells great and the aroma has warmed up an otherwise cold and dreary day here in Melbourne. Thank you xo
We’re sending you a warm and yummy thank you for the recipe! We are enjoying this scrumptious soup on a cold, rainy day here in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
I’ve just made this in sunny little London – delicious!!
Making this soup in Western New York tonight! I may have added a little too much Cayenne pepper, but my boyfriend likes everything spicy so I don’t think it will be a problem. Thanks for the recipe!
Tonight I am making this soup in Hong Kong! Originally from Perth, Western Australia, I’ve been living in HK for a couple of years now and I’m always looking for easy, gluten and sugar free recipes because there’s not to many restaurants that fit that bill in HK! Thanks for the inspiration! Xx
Well, time to come to Vienna, Austria! Today whileo looking for your lentil salad (best ever) recipe, i found this one and it is ready to be eaten now! Thank you!
This soup is simmering on my stove as we speak. It smells and looks delicious! We added a healthy handful of cilantro to the soup before letting it simmer . . . I hope it turns out 🙂
Enjoying your soup from Northern Minnesota!
I quadrupled this recipe for my annual winter solstice open house and it was sooooo good!! It was all gone before the party ended! Making it again tomorrow. Thank you!
Hi there i am kavin, its my first time to commenting anywhere, when i read this article i thought i could also
make comment due to this good piece of writing.
nice warming up soup for the start of a “winter injection” here in Andalucia. I added some curcuma and some coconut milk for a “softer touch” as I used canned tomatoes instead of fresh tomatoes. Welcome to taste it in our cave house 🙂
I got suprised by rain on my way home today and warmed up near the stove while the soup was simmering and being prepared for tomorrows Lunch.
I love your blog and I thanks to your simple yet stunning tasty recipes I found joy and satisfaction in eating again.
Thanks and greetings from Germany~
it was delicious!
i am gonna make this soup for dinner tonight in Utrecht, the Netherlands! love your style and recipes! do you also have a simple breakfast with a few ingredients?
have a nice day!
hi,
I’m from Hungary, Budakalász (near to Budapest), and I’m about to make your favorite soup 🙂
I have to say, I really like the style of your blog (and the recipes as well), it warms my heart, so does the unbelievable quantities of not-well-known pulses, vegetables etc.
Thank you very much for the inspiration!
Best regards,
Thanks for the amazing healthy recipes and inspiration.
Prepared this soup in Prague, The Czech Republic.
Making this in Cape Town, South Africa tonight – your recipes have never failed to disappoint and I am super excited to try this out 🙂
Much Love,
An avid my new roots fan/disciple
30 minutes later…WOW, MEOW, HOLY COW!
I’ve been feeling a bit on the edge of a cold, my body just thanked me enormously from head to toe. YUM!
thanks for all you share, brightening my world!
Mmhh. . .Finally got a chance to make this. We’re simmering in Santa Cruz, CA! Less than 30 minutes. while I’m waiting, I have a question that you or others may be able to answer. I love brown rice, but I hate how it tastes after it’s been refridgerated. I KNOW I good dress it with salad dressing, but does anyone know a way to store or “revive” cooked brown rice, after it’s been refridgerated?
thanks!
PS Small typo…I think you left out how much and what kind of oil you use, in the ingredients list above.
PPS Hope you had a great picnic in Toronto. I was definitely there in Spirit!
Warm Regards,
Suzanne
My mum made this soup for me and my family a couple of weeks ago, we are in Brighton in the UK. I was just looking up the recipe now to share the love and make it again.
Have been stuck on liquid foods for a couple of weeks now after having jaw surgery and was starting to despair until making this beautiful soup of yours, it has completely revived me! Thank you for your wonderful blog and for being a constant inspiration! From Melbourne, Australia 🙂
Made your soup here in Oxford, Mississippi last night! It was perfect for the rainy weather we’re having!! I can’t wait to make it again this fall!! Thanks!
Thank you for this simple and economical recipe!
Making this soup TODAY as our 4th of July meal in La Jolla, CA, USA. Come visit!
I made this exquisiteness yesterday so you may add a fifth corner in South America: Chile!
Making this in Roma right now! Thx for all of the deliciousness. xo
I made this soup today, along with your Black Quinoa Corn Muffins. My sister and I enjoyed them both for lunch in Chicago, IL. Thank you!
Making this soup in Istanbul, Turkey this week!
We are having it for diner here in Montreal, Canada tonight. It’s on my blog for a few months already, it’s definitely a keeper!
Sarah, Sarah Sarah… you are my food mentor:)
I made your soup tonight, and I made a few additions of my own that I feel you may be interested by…
Instead of stock I used about 3 inches of dried organic wakame, and 1 table spoon of the Miso dressing that you used for the sesame carrots in another recipe…
I also added 1 T of grated tumeric, and didn’t have any lemon 🙁
It is such a delicious soup… I actually had to tie my hands behind my back to stop myself eating until my tummy hurt.
Thank you so much from your inspiration.
From Melbourne Australia 🙂
On the brink of a blizzard here in Massachusetts, and making this soup to make it through the upcoming cold! Thanks for providing just the recipe I was looking for :]
Today, this is going to be our lunch in estepona,andalucia,southern spain.
And my sister in germany is having it too.
In fact its an every corner soup which somehow makes it round:-)
Thanx for my favourite foodblog
Anja
mhmm…made this soup again after a day out sledding down the snowy hills. its simply the best winter soup ever. guess you have to come to vienna, austria, to try it. 🙂
all the best and happy spirit,
lena*
We had it for dinner tonight and once again it was delicious (I made it 3 times already!) The perfect soup for a stormy evening here in West Chester , Pennsylvania as hurricane Sandy is blasting through! Thank you Sarah for your awesome website and healthy recipes.
I made this for my parents the other night – we all loved it! I’m from Edmonton, Alberta. I plan to make it again tonight for my mother in law.
Southern California, and just shared it on my blog – wonderful!
http://deliciouskitchengoodness.com/2012/09/25/four-corners-lentil-soup/
I’m so cooking this for lunch tomorrow!! Sounds delicious and I happen to have all the ingredients in my kitchen 😀 Regards from Iceland!
Just made this soup for the staff at my school in Vancouver BC! stop by for soup day! I may have overdone it on the cayenne… 🙂
Making this soup today on the usually-sunny Gold Coast, Australia. I have had it bookmarked for a dreary day, and am so looking forward to it warming me up while it rains outside!
Made this is Miami, florida. Loving all the recipes on here. Please keep it going. Loved the two videos too. Finally learned the secrets of quinoa. Are you going to be making any more videos?
A crisp, cool early evening here in Summerside, PE and I’m enjoying this lentil soup with some hunter rye bread – scrumptious and such a comfort food. Thank you for introducing it to me. I’ve never had red lentils before and this will from now on, become a staple in my home. I have seen the documentary, Forks Over Knives and am reading The China Study. Both are incredibly informative on how a whole foods, plant-based diet can eliminate many of the common diseases killing North Americans every day. Your site is now my new recipe guide for delicious and healthy meals without dairy or meat products. Thanks so much for your blog and your contribution to improving everyone’s health and happiness.
Thank you, Sarah B. I made this soup in London last night as a pre-NYE party dinner. It went down a treat. Everyone loved the flavours and it was a solid start to a slightly excessive night. I will be enjoying the leftovers today (not in much shape to cook) and I think it’ll become a staple in my repertoire.
Happy new year!! I hope 2012 is fantastic to you.
Anna
YES! Peel and all 🙂
Best, Sarah B
i am in portland Oregon and am making this soup for the second time this week, it is that good!! the first time I was out of lemon but this time I have it. Do you put the three lemon slices in the soup with the peel?
belly warming goodness. thanks for sharing your talent. By far my favorite food blog.
I am from Sacramento, CA. & I just made this delicious soup!! I don’t think I will ever make lentil soup by another recipe!! Stop on by, Sarah, we’ll make sure to save you a bowl of this delicious goodness! :)))
Thanks for the awesome recipe!
-Nika
We just made this in Auckland, NZ after a hard work out! Served it with potato sourdough and it was quite possibly the best lentil soup I’ve tried! Delicious – thank you.
delicious!! i messed up and it’s still the best lentil soup i’ve ever had. thank you!
I making this for dinner in rainy Sydney, Australia tonight!
Wonderful soup. Just the right amount of kick to it. Great winter warming soup. However, I don’t think I’ve ever seen red lentils–is there a difference? I used just the usual color — whatever color they are. My daughter sent me your blog. We are all about healthy recipes. Thanks!!
I made this soup a couple weeks ago and my boyfriend and I devoured it! I am on the way to get more lentils to make it again. This time I will double it so we have leftovers.
Claire Ellisalde gave me your blog when we were living together in Byron Bay Australia. I read it all the time- and make lots of your yummy food. Nice photography too 🙂
Anyway, I made this soup tonight. Well, its simmering now- and the place is smelling superduper delish. Thanks for helping me make food that does not suck.
-Grant
Now you have to come to Victoria…just made this tonight (and the lemon pound cake). I think it might help defeat the dregs of the flu that have been hounding me for a week. Miss your face.