Lentil and Ham soup. This soup has become a family favourite. This classic, slow-simmered lentil soup is seasoned with ham and vegetables. The soup is a quick and easy preparation you'll love.
Add the stock, lentils, ham, ham bone, oregano, bay leaf and thyme and simmer, covered on low heat for an hour.
Remove from heat and stir in the spinach.
The most delicious soup made with melt-in-your-mouth red lentils and ham!
You can cook Lentil and Ham soup using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Lentil and Ham soup
- It's 1 1/2 cup of dried lentil.
- Prepare 1 cup of cooked diced ham.
- It's 1 cup of diced carrots.
- Prepare 1 cup of diced celery.
- It's 8 of tsps of tomato sauce.
- It's 1 cup of water.
- You need 1 quart of chicken broth (low sodium).
- Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
- You need to taste of onion powder.
- It's of pepper to taste1/2 tsp oregano.
Topped with crispy bits of ham on top - this is going to be your go-to soup This soup is comforting and filling and the perfect dish to enjoy around the holidays. It makes A LOT of soup too, which is great for those hosting family. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley. Remove the ham hocks and remove the meat.
Lentil and Ham soup step by step
- Mix lentil, carrots, celery and ham in large pot. Season with onion powder, oregano, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir over medium heat for 3-5 minutes..
- Stir in water, broth, and tomato sauce. Cover and simmer on low heat for 2 hours or until lentils are tender..
- Remove bay leaf before serving. Serve immediately with bread..
- Enjoy!.
Add the ham back into the soup. Ladle the soup into individual serving bowls and serve with crusty bread. Hearty winter soup made with fresh veg, lentils and ham shank (ham hock). The secret is using the water the ham was cooked in as stock for the soup. You can't go wrong with this soup but as with everything you will find you can easily adjust the ingredients to your own taste the more times you.
