Dinner for 6

Golden Lentil Soup

Name: Golden Lentil Soup
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1/2 cup raw cashews; 2 cups water; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large onion; 4 cloves garlic; 1 1/4 tsp fine sea salt (optional); 2 carrots; 2 stalks celery; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes; 3/4 cup uncooked french green lentils; 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth; 3 cups stemmed and chopped swiss chard or kale leaves; freshly ground black pepper; 1 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar (optional)

French lentils simmer with vegetables, tomatoes, herbs, and turmeric before chopped greens and cashew cream finish the soup.

Typical price

$5.93for 4 servings

$1.48 per serving$5.93 for 4

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55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

French Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Budget Family Lunches Dinners Cold-weather comfort Winter

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	2.25 oz	$1.57Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.5 lb	$0.65Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.34Typical price
Celery$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.43Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	14 oz	$1.12Typical price
Dried beans and lentils$0.11/oz typical	5.25 oz	$0.58Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	33 oz	$2.32Typical price
Bok choy and napa cabbage$1.99/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.75Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.89

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSalt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsWine, beer and spirits

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Ingredients

1/2 cup raw cashews
2 cups water
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion
4 cloves garlic
1 1/4 tsp fine sea salt (optional)
2 carrots
2 stalks celery
2 tsp ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
3/4 cup uncooked french green lentils
4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
3 cups stemmed and chopped swiss chard or kale leaves
freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar (optional)

Steps

Blend the cashews with 2 cups of water until smooth.
Heat the olive oil in a 5-quart pot over medium heat, then cook the onion, garlic, carrots, and celery for 7 minutes.
Stir in the cumin, thyme, turmeric, salt, and pepper, and cook for 1 minute.
Add the tomatoes, lentils, vegetable broth, and cashew mixture, then cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Stir in the chopped chard or kale and cook uncovered for 6 minutes.
Stir in the white wine vinegar and simmer for 2 minutes before serving.

Swaps

Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Dried beans and lentils for Canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices