6 lentil soup oil tomato topping Recipes

vegetable oil, celery stalks, chopped, chopped onion, carrot, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, chopped peeled fresh ginger, cumin seeds, whole coriander seeds, dried chili (such as chili de arbol*), broken in half, tomatoes, 4 coarsely chopped, 3 finely chopped, ground turmeric, canned vegetable broth, red lentils, chopped chives, mustard seeds

onion, finely chopped, olive oil, chile pepper, chopped, red lentils, peeled and diced tomatoes, water, salt and pepper to taste, ground cumin, dried basil, sour cream, for topping (optional), fresh basil leaves for garnish (optional)

french green lentil (or brown ), yellow onions, diced small (3 large onions), leeks, white part only, diced small (2-3 leeks-if i don tsp have i use scallions-about 8, the green and white parts-could also use shallots), red bell pepper, diced small (optional), minced garlic (3 cloves), good olive oil, plus additional for drizzling on top, kosher salt (if you use regular salt, use less, about 1 1/2 tsp), freshly ground black pepper (go easy at first-you can always add more, but you cant take it away), minced fresh thyme leave (or 1 tsp dried ), ground cumin (some like to use curry powder or chili powder for a change), diced celery (8 stalks ), diced carrots (4 to 6 carrots), vegetable stock, tomato paste, bay leaf, red wine vinegar (or red wine), freshly grated parmesan cheese

lentils, water, divided, uncooked long grain white rice, vegetable oil, ground beef, egg, lightly beaten, garlic, minced, grated parmesan cheese, chopped fresh parsley, italian bread crumbs, salt , to taste, ground black pepper , to taste, tomato sauce, grated parmesan cheese for topping