10 creamy vegetable lentil Recipes

vegetable broth, olive oil (can be left out i like it for the creaminess), red lentil, carrot, finely diced, onion, finely chopped, tomato paste (for a richer soup just use a whole 6-oz can), ground cumin, paprika (smoked for extra zing!), sea salt, garlic powder (just 1 shake), cayenne pepper (a few shakes), bay leaves

dry lentils (1 1/4 cups), carrots, sliced 1/4 inch thick, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, mushroom, sliced, sliced celery, snipped parsley, water, condensed cream of mushroom soup, instant vegetable bouillon granules (or 2 cubes ), sour cream

olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, beluga black lentils or 2 (15 oz) cans brown lentils, drained, uncooked rice (i used long grain brown basmati), vegetable broth or 6 cups chicken broth, water, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, bay leaf, heavy cream (or more ) or 1/2 cup half-and-half (or more), fresh marjoram, chopped, chervil or 2 tbsp parsley, chopped, crouton, for garnish, lemon slice, for garnish

dry green lentils, dried split peas, vegetable broth, water, olive oil, onion (diced ), carrot (diced ), stalks celery (diced ), dried bay leaves

vegetable oil, onions, sliced thinly, brown rice, curry powder, mustard seeds, salt, black pepper, water, dried lentils, fresh cilantro (coriander), low-fat sour cream or 1/2 cup yogurt

vegetable oil, sliced onion, uncooked long-grain brown rice, curry powder, mustard seeds, salt, black pepper, water, dried lentils, chopped fresh cilantro, low-fat sour cream

vegetable stock, plain soymilk or 2 cups milk, dried french lentils, peeled and diced celery root or 1 medium celery root, garlic cloves, minced, bay leaves, fresh ground white pepper (to taste), minced fresh italian parsley

olive oil, onion, diced, acorn squash, peeled and chopped, leaf fresh sage, finely chopped (optional, or use 1/4 tsp dried ), vegetable broth, red lentil, rinsed