Mexican lentil soup, Sopa de lentejas

This vegan lentil soup is the best that can be; it is easy, fast and super nutritious.

This recipe for Mexican lentil soup is an authentic Mexican recipe. It is a delicious, one-pot over stove recipe and straightforward to prepare. This vegan lentil soup is full of flavor and plant protein and is one of my kids’ favorites.

Mexican lentil soup, sopa de lentejas in a white bowl.
Lentejas in English is lentils.

About this recipe

This lentil Soup is the perfect comfort food! It’s hearty, filling, and packed with flavor. Best of all, it’s easy to make and can be made in just one pot. This soup has a base of lentils, tomatoes, and onions.

 This Mexican lentil soup is the soup that I used to eat as a kid, and I have always loved it. Now I prepare it for my kids, and it is one of the meals they like the most, and I know it has all the nutrients they need to grow strong and healthy. 

Lentils (lentejas in Spanish) are so easy to cook.

The best thing about this soup recipe is that it is made on the stove, so you do not need a pressure cooker, slow cook, or anything complicated.

This vegan soup is delicious and you will not believe how easy it is to make.
Diced oinon in a gold bowl, chopped carrots and celery in a white bowl, spices in a white plate.

Ingredients

  • Flavor base. Celery, carrot, onion, and garlic sauted in olive oil with a pinch of salt
  • Lentils (lentejas). Dried green lentils you can buy at any supermarket.
  • Tomatoes or tomato puree.
  • Liquid. Water or vegetable broth.
  • Spices. 1bay leaf, thyme, and marjoram

HOW TO MAKE THE LENTIL SOUP, Sopa de lentejas?

  1. You start by sautéing carrot, celery, and chopped onion in olive oil and with a pinch of salt. Then you add the dried lentils, the aromatics, herbs, and the tomato puree. Let it simmer until the lentils are cooked, soft but hold their shape.
  2. My mom served the soup with diced apples when I was growing up. I serve it with chopped parsley.




The secret of this vegetable lentil soup is the base. I like to start this soup by sautéing a mirepoix (onion, celery and carrot)  in a little bit of olive oil and a good pinch of salt. 

Then and the rest of the ingredients and wow, the layers of flavor shine through fantastically.

CAN THE Mexican lentil SOUP BE FROZEN?

Yes. I love this lentil soup recipe because you can double it and freeze it. You can also serve it another day of the week with a tablespoon of brown rice to switch it a bit, and it will always taste good.

But if you decide to keep it longer, don’t worry; it is one of the dishes that the more you leave in the refrigerator or freezer, the richer it tastes.

TIPS & TRICKS TO MAKE THE BEST LENTIL SOUP

  • Like I told you before, lentils are a great legume. For example, you don’t have to soak them. I do rinse them.
  • You can add spinach, kale, broccoli, etc, to this soup. Whatever you want or have in the fridge.
  • This soup is perfect with natural tomatoes, canned tomatoes, roasted tomatoes, etc. Whichever tomato base you choose, it will taste good.

BENEFITS OF LENTILS

  • Lentils cook fast. They are one of the easiest and fastest legumes to prepare. It is not necessary to soak them.
  • Lentils are wonderful, they are full of iron, protein, minerals, and vitamin B, and the best thing is that they do not have saturated fat.
  • Many types of lentils. There are many lentil types, but the most common is light green and large. There are also the Beluga lentils, the French green du Puy type, and the orange and yellow lentils.

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VEGAN LENTIL MEXICAN SOUP

Alejandra Graf
This vegan lentil soup is the best that can be; it is easy, fast and super nutritious.
4.55 de 11 votos
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican vegan
Servings 6 people
Calories 470.75 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 chopped celery stalks
  • 1 carrot chopped
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 big pinch of salt
  • 1 1 / 2 cups dried green lentils
  • 4 large tomatoes pureed
  • 5 cups water
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot over low heat put the olive oil, carrot, celery, onion and a good pinch of salt. Leave for a few minutes or until the vegetables soften.
  • Put the garlic and let three more minutes.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients, cover and leave for 20 minutes or until the lentils are soft.
  • Be careful not to overcook the lentils so they do not lose their shape.

Video

Notes

It’s ready when the lentils are soft.
Be careful not to overcook the lentils, so they do not lose their shape.
For the mirepoix, calculate that you have more or less the same amount of onion, carrot, and celery.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 470.75kcalCarbohydrates: 77.91gProtein: 32.05gFat: 3.84gSaturated Fat: 0.55gSodium: 40.04mgPotassium: 1420.92mgFiber: 38.24gSugar: 5.72gVitamin A: 2488.17IUVitamin C: 18.52mgCalcium: 94.26mgIron: 9.4mg
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