Easy Lentil Soup (7 Ingredients!)

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 41.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	522%	522%
vegetables and beans	45%	186%
aromatics	34%	81%
fat	6%	9%
salt	4%	2%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

27 g	2 tablespoons olive oil
80 g	2 celery stalks, finely chopped
122 g	2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
150 g	1 onion, finely diced
6 g	2 garlic cloves
2366 g	10 cups water
454 g	1 pound (16 ounces) dried green or brown lentils
4 g	2 teaspoons ground cumin*
18 g	1 tablespoon kosher salt
	Optional garnishes: Freshly ground black pepper, finely chopped fresh parsley, grated Pecorino Romano cheese

Method: 3 steps, published by www.acouplecooks.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“My husband made this recipe with some additions that made it even more delicious. 1- chopped parsnip; 1- small celeriac peeled and cubed; black lentils and red lentils. Seriously one of the most exquisite lentil soups we've ever had together!” — a cook, 5.0★

“7 ingredient lentil soup was fantastic. I reduced the salt to 1 tablespoon and and chopped kale for extra protein. This is exactly how I remember my grandmothers lentil soup. Thank you so much.” — a cook, 5.0★