No matter the season, you can always count on a steaming bowl of creamy tomato soup to bring you comfort and warmth. Tasty and easy to prepare aside, a spoonful of the soup can bring back a ton of nice childhood memories for lots of people. However, as timeless as the classic recipe is, there are a lot of easy upgrades for the soup that can take it to the next level.
Here's one for today: If you'd like a heartier and more wholesome version, add lentils. By stirring lentil beans into a simmering pot of tomato soup, you're not only adding bulk to the soup with the soft, creamy legumes, you're also introducing a broad range of new flavors to it, as well. The earthy notes of lentils beautifully complement the bright and tangy tomatoes, creating a much more complex and satiating flavor profile than what the tomatoes on their own would be able to achieve.
So, from a simple appetizer or a light pick-me-up, a can of lentils can help you turn your tomato soup into a full-fledged meal. Not bad for a one-ingredient upgrade. How to incorporate lentils into your tomato soup First, let's talk about the lentils.
You can pick any variety of lentils , but fresh will be best. While they might need an overnight soak for easier digestion (though this step is optional), their flavor is undeniably superior to the canned stuff. Nonetheless, if you're in a time crunch, canned lentils will do the trick just fine, so long that you give them a thorough rinse first to take out all the sodium, else, you'.