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Soup Maker Recipe: Red Lentil Soup Recipe

Who doesn’t love a plate of red lentil soup?  Lentils don’t agree with me, but I do love them, so every now and then, I actually do make a pot.

That’s the beauty of the soup maker, as it’s just so easy to do.  It works especially well for my mother, who decides she wants a hot meal at odd hours of the day now, yet won’t eat tinned.

I’ve always got bags of lentils in the cupboard, and at a push, I’ll just throw in what’s at the bottom of the fridge to make up some vegetable content.

Table of Contents

  • Soup Maker Red Lentil Soup Recipe
    • Ingredients  1x2x3x
    • Instructions 
    • Notes

Soup Maker Red Lentil Soup Recipe

Lesley Smith
5 from 4 votes
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Cook Time 21 mins
Total Time 21 mins
Course Soup
Servings 4 - 6

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g Split Red Lentils Rinse & Soak in water for half an hour before cooking.
  • 1 l Stock To Taste - Beef, Chicken or Vegetable
  • 200 g Potatoes
  • 1 teaspoon Cracked and Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 Chopped Onion

Instructions
 

  • For this recipe, to get more taste, lightly fry the onions before adding to the pot, however it isn't necessary, Add the lentils to the cooking pot, with the chopped onion and potatoes.
  • Add the stock, either up to the maximum 1600-1800g for a Soup maker or the full 1 Litre of stock if you are cooking this in a saucepan.
  • Select the smooth setting for a pureed soup, or the chunky if you prefer some bits in your lentil soup. If you plan to leave your soup chunky, chop your onions and potatoes very finely before adding them to the pot.
  • Serve with hot fresh bread.

Notes

Lentil soup is very much a personal thing.  Some people like it so that their spoon stands up on its own, and others like it more watery.   Add more or less lentils with experience, once you know the likely consistency that a set amount yields.  I like mine smooth and not too thick.  If it turns out too thick, I simply add a little more water or some milk at the end of cooking.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Image representative only.  Your finished soup will vary, depending on the content and consistency that you choose for cooking.

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Comments

  1. Joan says

    March 3, 2023 at 3:02 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious. Added 1 leek, but only to use up what was in the fridge. Quantities were perfect for my soup maker

    Reply
  2. Lisa says

    December 16, 2020 at 12:35 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious. Perfect recipe thank you.

    Reply
  3. Marion says

    November 24, 2020 at 10:51 am

    5 stars
    What soup maker would you recommend please

    Reply
    • Scottish Mum says

      November 30, 2020 at 2:11 pm

      Hi Marion
      I can’t recommend a soupmaker as I haven’t tried them all and I don’t represent any brand. I can only tell you what I use. My soupmaker of choice is the Morphy Richards saute version, but there are many others.

      Reply
  4. Steve says

    September 4, 2020 at 12:20 am

    5 stars
    Just made this for the first time and very pleased with the results, many thanks, I’ll be doing this in batches and keeping some in the freezer. Cheap, healthy and tasty.

    Reply
  5. Ken J says

    April 16, 2019 at 12:04 pm

    Do you drain the lentils? Is that a stupid question…?

    Reply
    • Scottish Mum says

      June 12, 2019 at 5:16 pm

      When washing them, yes. It removes some of the starch.

      Reply
  6. Carlington says

    January 11, 2019 at 9:50 pm

    Did this recipe but used a can of chopped tomatoes and 2 teaspoons of mild curry powder (instead of just water) and only 1 small potato diceed plus a clove of garlic and a chopped green chilli. Otherwise used this recipe as the basis for the soup. I soaked the red lentils in boiling water for about 1 hour to make sure they were soft. Worked wonderfully – delicious :-).

    Reply
  7. Anne Sharp says

    December 9, 2017 at 12:36 pm

    pLEASE CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW MUCH LENTILS DO YOU SDD

    Reply
    • Scottish Mum says

      December 13, 2017 at 4:09 pm

      Hi Anne, it’s in the ingredients list.

      Reply
  8. Martin says

    October 9, 2017 at 11:24 am

    Loving your soup recipes. I am a life-long vegetarian and so many of your soups are suitable and very tasty.
    My wife thinks I am a soup expert but i just follow your simple instructions. The curried parsnip was amazing!!
    Have you produced a hard or softback book yet? If not you should, it would be at the front of my book shelf!!

    Reply
  9. GB says

    January 5, 2017 at 12:50 pm

    Unfortunately, I think I did everything right, except the lentils ended up burning to the bottom of the soup maker. 🙁
    I rinsed and soaked them, I actually used 20g less than specified and made sure to add the liquid in first, the lentils in last and gave it all a stir. What a shame!

    Reply
    • Scottish Mum says

      January 5, 2017 at 5:28 pm

      That is a shame. Out of interest, which version of soupmaker do you have?

      Reply
  10. Jolina says

    January 23, 2015 at 9:26 am

    I used my soup maker for the first time yesterday – leak and potato. I thought it tasted “raw” – would it of helped if I had fried the onion first?

    Reply
    • Scottish Mum says

      January 23, 2015 at 1:11 pm

      Everyone is different in how they like their soup. Lightly frying the onions would certainly give the soup more flavour. It also depends on the stock and seasoning you use. Did you use smooth or chunky versions?

      Reply
  11. Philip says

    November 7, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    Delicious soup – thanks for your soup maker recipes.

    I added a teaspoon of chopped red chilli and 2 teaspoons of horseradish – just because I had them in the fridge. They added a lovely warming hint to the flavour.

    Reply
  12. Cath Rowlands says

    October 14, 2014 at 11:58 am

    Your recipes have been my saviour as the first time I used my soup maker I had a disaster and it stuck to the bottom and burnt!! My OH managed to clean it and I was resigned to putting at the back of a very dark cupboard. Then I found your page. I have made quite a few of your recipes with no problems. A little tweak I make to your Lentil soup, which I love, is that I add a teaspoon of Mango Chutney which adds a subtle hint of spiciness , and a carrot.

    Reply
  13. Susan Mann says

    October 8, 2014 at 11:00 am

    Sounds delish x

    Reply
    • Scottish Mum says

      October 8, 2014 at 10:31 pm

      Lentil soup is always lovely. I’m tempted to try lentil and orange though 🙂

      Reply
  14. Dafferina says

    October 8, 2014 at 7:26 am

    LOVE your soup recipes for the soup maker … please keep them coming :))

    Reply
    • Scottish Mum says

      October 8, 2014 at 10:33 pm

      That’s the plan. Loads to get through yet that I haven’t had time to post. 🙂

      Reply

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