Name: Sweet Lentil Soup with Asparagus Tips
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Olive oil - 3 tablespoons; Garlic - 1 medium head; Dried basil - ¼ teaspoon; Red bell pepper - 1; Dry lentils - 2 ½ cups; Chicken broth - 2 (32 fluid ounce) containers; Carrot, shredded - 1 ½ large; Onion, grated - 1 large; Asparagus tips - 1 cup; Sweet peas - 1 cup; White sugar - ¼ cup; Orange marmalade - 2 tablespoons; Curry powder - 2 tablespoons; Saffron - 1 pinch; Kosher salt - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper to taste - 1 teaspoon

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Sweet Lentil Soup with Asparagus Tips

1. Olive oil - 3 tablespoons

2. Garlic - 1 medium head

3. Dried basil - ¼ teaspoon

4. Red bell pepper - 1

5. Dry lentils - 2 ½ cups

6. Chicken broth - 2 (32 fluid ounce) containers

7. Carrot, shredded - 1 ½ large

8. Onion, grated - 1 large

9. Asparagus tips - 1 cup

10. Sweet peas - 1 cup

11. White sugar - ¼ cup

12. Orange marmalade - 2 tablespoons

13. Curry powder - 2 tablespoons

14. Saffron - 1 pinch

15. Kosher salt - 1 teaspoon

16. Ground black pepper to taste - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Sweet Lentil Soup with Asparagus Tips

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

2. Stage

Cut the top off of the head of garlic and place in a shallow dish in 1 inch of water. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, sprinkle with basil, cover and place on a baking sheet. Halve and seed the bell pepper, drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and place on the baking sheet.

3. Stage

Bake garlic and pepper in preheated oven until pepper is browned and garlic is soft, 20 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and, when cool enough to handle, remove skin from pepper and chop. Squeeze out garlic cloves and mash together in a bowl to form a paste.

4. Stage

While garlic and pepper are baking, combine lentils and chicken broth in a large pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes, until lentils are just tender.

5. Stage

Stir garlic paste, bell pepper, carrots, onion, asparagus, peas into lentil mixture, adding more broth to thin if necessary. Season with sugar, marmalade, curry powder, saffron, salt and pepper. Simmer 30 minutes more, until vegetables are tender and flavors are well blended.