Jack's Chardonnay and Red Lentil Soup |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 21 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is a recipe of my DH's, when I met him he was already a foodie. Lucky me! Ingredients:
1/2 cup diced onion |
1/4 cup diced celery |
1 1/2 cups red lentils (or any color you choose) |
3 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth (or an equal amount of water) |
1 sprig fresh rosemary |
1 sprig fresh dill |
1 lemon (juice and zest) |
1 cup chardonnay wine or 1 cup dry champagne |
salt and pepper |
1/4 cup diced carrot |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
Directions:
1. Saute onions, carrots, and celery in olive oil.
2. Place sauteed vegetables, dry red lentils, and broth into large soup pot.
3. Cover and simmer 1 hour.
4. Add rosemary, dill, salt, pepper and the juice and zest from 1 lemon.
5. Simmer approximately another 1/2 hour.
6. (The zest of the lemon is the yellow layer of the peel. Remove using a zester or a fine grater.).
7. Add Chardonnay and serve.
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