What's for Dinner? - Page 79

BarTopDancer · 12-07-2009, 05:24 PM

LEMON LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH
(100% VEGAN!)
(Serves approx. 12 people, or cut in ½ for a family size dinner)

INGREDIENTS
*6 Tbs olive oil (extra virgin is best)
*2 med-large onions - chopped
*1 bulb (not clove, bulb!) garlic - chopped
*1 2-inch piece ginger - peeled and chopped
*1 lemon - chopped (skin and all!)
*2 bay leaves
*3 good splashes of white wine or sherry (any wine that you would drink is perfect)
*1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes
*2 tsp rosemary dry or fresh (use a bit less if fresh) - coarsely chopped
*2 cups red lentils
*2 quarts veggie broth (use organic veggie broth if you can)
*2 cups H2O
*4 big handfuls of spinach - stems snipped off
* salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS
Heat olive oil in a soup pot over med-high/high heat and add onions. Sauté until onions are transparent. Add garlic and ginger. Sauté until veggies start to brown and caramelize a bit. Add salt, pepper, bay leaves, and rosemary. Sauté a few minutes more. Add chopped lemon and wine. This will help to deglaze and get all the caramelized bits off the bottom of the pot. Add tomatoes and lentils and combine with veggies. Add veggie broth and water and bring soup to a boil. Cook for 20-30 minutes at a simmer.The lentils will break down and the soup will start to get creamy. Add spinach before serving. Heat until soup is hot and spinach is wilted into the soup.

JWBear · 12-07-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

Sorry, that theory is totally busted for Cookies and Icecream.

No, you just have to leave it out longer. A lot longer.

Prudence · 12-07-2009, 09:21 PM

Pot roast!

3894 · 12-08-2009, 11:00 AM

Mongolian beef with chard. I'm trying out this recipe, minus the hot oil and half the dried red chiles.

lashbear · 12-08-2009, 11:15 PM

Falling off the Raw Wagon for tonight with Tuna Casserole.

katiesue · 12-17-2009, 06:25 PM

I did "Best Asian Ribs" in the crock pot but they're kinda meh

cirquelover · 12-17-2009, 07:29 PM

I guess they weren't the best then

Maybe you can jazz them up next time or just toss the recipe and try another.

We're having leftover roast tonight. The boy chose french dip and I'm having a hot roast beef sandwich, yum.

Morrigoon · 12-17-2009, 07:33 PM

Tonight is Orange Chicken and steamed rice

lashbear · 12-17-2009, 08:55 PM

Tonight is Beer-battered Hoki & home made artisanal potato log-ettes. (aka Chips)

Yeah, the raw thing's down to a couple of pieces of fruit a day and sometimes a salad. It's HARD.

Cadaverous Pallor · 12-17-2009, 09:43 PM

I neh-hever read or post in this thread. Except for tonight, where I want to bury this secret here.

I did something I've never done before. I purchased and cooked a pork tenderloin.

I had no idea what to look for at the store and no idea how it would come out. It was easy to find and came out lovely.

Please don't tell my mommy and daddy. Bacon is one thing...but pork is another. Don't you love the cacophony in my head?

12-07-2009, 05:24 PM	#781
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	LEMON LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH (100% VEGAN!) (Serves approx. 12 people, or cut in ½ for a family size dinner) INGREDIENTS 6 Tbs olive oil (extra virgin is best) 2 med-large onions - chopped 1 bulb (not clove, bulb!) garlic - chopped 1 2-inch piece ginger - peeled and chopped 1 lemon - chopped (skin and all!) 2 bay leaves 3 good splashes of white wine or sherry (any wine that you would drink is perfect) 1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes 2 tsp rosemary dry or fresh (use a bit less if fresh) - coarsely chopped 2 cups red lentils 2 quarts veggie broth (use organic veggie broth if you can) 2 cups H2O 4 big handfuls of spinach - stems snipped off salt and pepper to taste INSTRUCTIONS Heat olive oil in a soup pot over med-high/high heat and add onions. Sauté until onions are transparent. Add garlic and ginger. Sauté until veggies start to brown and caramelize a bit. Add salt, pepper, bay leaves, and rosemary. Sauté a few minutes more. Add chopped lemon and wine. This will help to deglaze and get all the caramelized bits off the bottom of the pot. Add tomatoes and lentils and combine with veggies. Add veggie broth and water and bring soup to a boil. Cook for 20-30 minutes at a simmer.The lentils will break down and the soup will start to get creamy. Add spinach before serving. Heat until soup is hot and spinach is wilted into the soup. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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12-07-2009, 09:21 PM	#783
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Pot roast! __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	Mongolian beef with chard. I'm trying out this recipe, minus the hot oil and half the dried red chiles. __________________ "I didn't want to have to do this, but you leave me no choice. Here comes the smolder." - Flynn Rider, "Tangled"
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lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	Falling off the Raw Wagon for tonight with Tuna Casserole. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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12-17-2009, 06:25 PM	#786
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	I did "Best Asian Ribs" in the crock pot but they're kinda meh __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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12-17-2009, 07:29 PM	#787
cirquelover Cruising around in my automobile... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,617	I guess they weren't the best then Maybe you can jazz them up next time or just toss the recipe and try another. We're having leftover roast tonight. The boy chose french dip and I'm having a hot roast beef sandwich, yum.
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12-17-2009, 07:33 PM	#788
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Tonight is Orange Chicken and steamed rice __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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12-17-2009, 08:55 PM	#789
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	Tonight is Beer-battered Hoki & home made artisanal potato log-ettes. (aka Chips) Yeah, the raw thing's down to a couple of pieces of fruit a day and sometimes a salad. It's HARD. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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12-17-2009, 09:43 PM	#790
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I neh-hever read or post in this thread. Except for tonight, where I want to bury this secret here. I did something I've never done before. I purchased and cooked a pork tenderloin. I had no idea what to look for at the store and no idea how it would come out. It was easy to find and came out lovely. Please don't tell my mommy and daddy. Bacon is one thing...but pork is another. Don't you love the cacophony in my head? __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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