Soup Recipes > Lentil and Lemon Soup

How to make lentil and lemon soup:
A smooth, filling soup with the added flavors of bacon and lemon.



Ingredients

1 cup lentils, either canned or dried and soaked according to instructions on packet
6 cups water
seasoning to taste
3 rashers (slices) streaky bacon, diced
3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Put the lentils into a pan with their soaking water (or the 6 cups).
- Add a large pinch of salt and pepper, and the diced bacon.
- Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until the lentils are soft.
- Add the potatoes, simmer for a further 20 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
- Mix well so that the potatoes thicken the soup.
- Add the lemon juice.
- Serve very hot.


FORUM FRONT PAGE - JOIN OUR FORUM

A topic being discussed at the moment on our forum:

Land For Food Production

Sat May 15, 2010 9:18 pm // 8 comments // granny_nuts


I wonder just how much land it would take to feed a family of, say, 4? I know that if my family didn't buy fruit and veg we wouldn't have enough to eat but is self sufficiency down to amount of land or method of growing? Last year I overcrowded my small veg plot with counter-productive results like mildew and snail infestation that went unnoticed until we came to pick the tomatoes (all holes!). I wonder if anyone has ever been totally self providing or whether the local market and barter played...