Breakfast Recipe: Ham & Lentil Soup

[elfs]

This is what I make for breakfast when I'm working out mornings, and it's my usual winter fare.

• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 2 medium yellow onions, diced
• 2 large carrots, diced
• 1 cup diced lean ham
• 1½ cups French lentils

Comments

[blaisepascal]

Sounds interesting. I doubt I'd be able to contain myself to 12oz servings (except for the ham and chicken broth).

I don't think I agree with you on the sodium from the celery and lentils. Dry lentils have 12mg sodium/cup, so they would only add 18mg/recipe, or less than 2mg/serving. Celery is about 51mg per medium stalk, or about 10mg/serving. I'd be more concerned about the ham (which seems, by my research, to be on the order of 1.7g/recipe, or 170mg/serving).

Speaking of the ham and the chicken broth, do you have any thoughts on vegetarian alternatives? Vegetable broth is usually a reasonable alternative to chicken, but the ham... I suppose I could try seitan/wheat gluten. Or maybe tofu.

[resonant]

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