So hearty and satisfying for a meatless recipe and so yummy and good for you. Love the idea of the vinaigrette on top. I take it one further: Chop up some celery heart (the sweet-tasting yellow-colored stalks at the core of your celery bunch along with the leaves) and sprinkle on top of each bowl before adding the vinaigrette. It's like a little salad on top and it adds a little crunch.
So hearty and satisfying for a meatless recipe and so yummy and good for you. Love the idea of the vinaigrette on top. I take it one further: Chop up some celery heart (the sweet-tasting yellow-colored stalks at the core of your celery bunch along with the leaves) and sprinkle on top of each bowl before adding the vinaigrette. It's like a little salad on top and it adds a little crunch.
I will make again. I would add more balsamic vinegar and a touch of Worcestershire sauce.
Very lovely blend of flavors. I didn't use the optional vinaigrette and used dried thyme instead of a sprig. Used consume granules instead of chicken or vegetable. Very nice lentil soup with no tweaking needed.
Delicious! I have been making lentil soup for years trying many different recipes and I think I found the ONE. It's delicious and the garlic vinaigrette drizzle is excellent. If I would add/change anything it would be to add more garlic to the vinaigrette (one more clove) and add some shaved Parmesan to each bowl of soup. Serve it up with some crusty French bread and a full-bodied red wine and you have a gourmet meal! (I also added some chicken sausage which made the soup even heartier.)
the lentils never softened up even after cooking in the crockpot for 18 hours..
I have made this several times. My family loves it. The vinaigrette really makes it! I increased the garlic--my family loves garlic! It gets better a day or so later.
The soup was very good. The vinaigrette proved to be too much for my family but we'll make the soup again!
I've never liked lentil soup but this one is outstanding!!! It is not earthy tasting like most others. I used dried thyme instead of fresh and forgot to do the vinaigrette when it was done But this soup was amazing. It'll be on my repeat list!
Thyme made it taste musty. The vinegar was too much.
