bored with my meals, advice?
Hey, anyone want to exchange grad-life friendly recipes? (i.e., easy, inexpensive, not requiring a well-stocked kitchen, and/or fast?) Bonus points for recipes that are perfect for those late night writing sessions, when you desperately need a snack but your brain has turned to mush
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Red Lentil Soup
1/2 to 1 cup of red lentils (brown lentils will work but double or triple cooking time)
1 red onion
3 to 6 cloves garlic (depending on love of garlic)
1 standard can of diced tomatoes
pinch of Bay leafs, dried is fine
1 to 2 tsp honey
1 tsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp paprika
Olive oil
Plain yogurt to serve/garnish, optional
3 to 6 cups water
1. Heat olive oil in a medium to large pot suitable for soups. Meanwhile, coarsely chop the red onion and chop the garlic. Add garlic and red onion to the heated oil, let simmer until the garlic just begins to gain golden brown deliciousness.
2. Add the lentils (be sure to gently sift them or pour them into a pizza pain to check for any little pebbles - rare, but it happens). Stir, add the paprika. Let the lentils simmer with the oil, onion, and garlic for just a seconds. Add the can of diced tomatoes including liquid.
3. Add the water. Start with 3 to 4 cups. Add the honey and bay leafs. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir, cover. Increase the soup to high heat. When it begins to boil, lower the heat to achieve a good simmer. Keep covered for about 45 minutes to 1 hour. (Note, the boil is optional but helps speed up cooking time a little).
4. Soup is finished when the lentils are broken up and soft. You can add more water for a thinner soup as with 3 to 4 cups the soup is usually richly thick. Add the red wine vinegar when the soup is finished. After pouring the soup into serving bowls add a drop of yogurt over the top to serve (optional).
Recipe will serve about 4 grad students, (maybe fewer depending on how famished they are). Left-overs will keep refrigerated for about 4 days just fine, and are still very much edible and tasty for up to a week.
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