Super Easy Lentil Peas Soup

Lentils are a vegetarian’s best friend. When your energy is sapped, simply introduce all your ingredients to one pot and they all do the work while you wait.

This post includes: 

• Top 3 Lentil Benefits Every Modern Caribbean Woman Should Know 
• Why You Should Cook a Delicious Pot of Lentil Soup Right Now 
• How to Cook an Incredible Batch of Lentil Pea Soup 

Top 3 Lentil Benefits Every Modern Caribbean Woman Should Know

1. It is an excellent source of protein.
2. Due to its high fiber content, it helps to lower cholesterol.
3. Lentils are high in iron.​

Why You Should Cook a Delicious Pot of Lentil Soup Right Now

1. Use up Leftover Vegetables: Cooking soup is an opportunity to use up leftover vegetables like that sweet potato that has been giving you the can-I-get- off-the-bench-and-in-the-game look all week. Remember the kale and cauliflower that were getting antsy at the bottom of your fridge. Do you want them to meet their old age there?
2. Cook with Only One Pot: Yes, some of us love our mouths and prefer not to slave away at the stove for hours. Doesn’t less clean up and effort sound amazing? At most, you may need a cutting board, knife, a bowl or cup to rinse your lentils, your pot to cook in and eating utensils, which is of coursed determined by the size of your party.
3. Endless Flavors & Varieties: What’s beautiful about lentil soup is the endless varieties you can create. You can add your dumplings, pumpkin and even tomato sauce for flavor.

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How to Cook an Incredible Batch of Lentil Pea Soup 

COOKING TIPS

• The biggest error that people make in preparing soup is dumping everything in the pot at once.
• Choose vegetables that are different colors, FRESH and non-frozen
• To make an incredible soup, you must think of the process as a pyramid, where you add the ingredient(s) that take the longest to cook, first.

In my case, I let the lentils simmer alone until the look like they are about to fall out of their skin. Next, the diced sweet potato joins them and get all buttery and soft. Then I add the leafy family of kale, cauliflower, chopped garlic and onion chives. These need less time in the heat; otherwise, they will shrivel and their flavors dissipate. When the kale is a beautiful bright green, turn off your stove. Add extra virgin olive oil and salt absolutely last. 
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Bon appetite. Let’s eat ​​

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