Recipes
Butternut Squash Lentil Soup
January 14, 2012
Butternut squash is not only great tasting but high in B vitamins, potassium and manganese. This easy to make soup with its simple ingredients tastes amazingly good. Blessings. For written recipes visit: http://www.TheYumYumYogi.net
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Ingredients
- a small butternut or half if large - peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/3 cup white cabbage
- 3/4 cup red lentils
- 1/3 cup parsley
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- pinch of cayenne (optional)
- 5 cups water
- 4 bay leaves
Directions
- Heat a heavy bottom pan
- Add oil, sauté cabbage, washed lentils, diced butternut, salt, thyme, black pepper, water
- Cover pan and cook for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 mins
- Cook until butternut squash is soft to touch
- Add parsley (reserve some for garnish) and remaining ingredients
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl and blend with a hand blender or pass through a sieve
- Garnish with cayenne and parsley
