7 very green lentil soup Recipes

smoked ham houghs (or hocks) - in scotland we pronounce it hochhhhs (using a very guttural germanic sound). i use simon howie houghs which are very smoky indeed., bay leaf, black peppercorns, a couple of ham stock cubes. i use knorr s, smoked bacon, chopped fine (i use oscar meyer s streaky), carrots, very finely chopped, onions,very finely chopped, celery stalks, very finely chopped, puy lentils, well rinsed (no need to soak), chopped tomatoes, garlic, crushed, savoy cabbage (the very dark green curly outside leaves), shredded finely, red lentils, well rinsed, a bunch of fresh curly parsley, finely chopped

bacon, diced (i like thick country bacon), dried split peas or 1 lb lentils, leek, finely chopped (make sure you wash leeks very well, or they can be gritty), celery rib, diced, green pepper, diced, carrots, diced, turnip, diced, garlic clove, minced, bay leaf, fresh thyme or 1/4 tsp dried thyme, chicken broth, chopped cooked ham (optional) or 1 -2 cup hot dog, slices (optional), dry sherry (optional), mint leaf (optional)

olive oil, onion, finely chopped, carrots, peeled and finely chopped, celery ribs, finely chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and finely diced, garlic cloves, minced, green lentils, rinsed and picked over, vegetable broth (or chicken broth), chopped fresh parsley, salt, fresh ground black pepper, dry sherry, very thinly sliced cooked chicken sausage or 1/2 lb spicy turkey sausage

vegetable oil, very thin slices firm white sandwich bread, cut in 1/4-inch dice, fresh thyme sprigs, fresh parsley sprigs, fresh chives, bay leaves (not california ), dried lentilles de puy (french green lentils; 7 oz), vacuum-packed chestnuts (1 1/2 cups), cold water, kosher salt, cooked pure-goose foie gras medallions (3 1/2 oz), whole large eggs, egg yolks, heavy cream, sliced almonds, toasted

ham , leftover baked, ham drippings (add slowly to taste as the juices are salty), potato, red medium in size diced, carrots, - small to medium in size sliced thinly, white onion, diced, hot peppers, fresh chopped very finely (i used the seeds too), chopped tomatoes (i used 1 with basil, garlic and oregano and 1 can green pepper celery and onion), frozen spinach, chopped nuggets (about 4), chicken broth (i boil my leftover roasting chickens with vegs and onions and seasonings, de bone it and freeze it i), dry lentils, cleaned and rinsed (black or brown ), black beans, rinsed and drained