What is the lens?
The numeric soup is a hearty soup made of small legumes known as a lens that is similar to beans. The soup also includes additional spices and vegetables. This soup is easy to make vegetarian or vegan and it is a very healthy food. Although there are many different recipes for making lenses, the foundations are relatively constant across recipes.
The lens is usually purchased in a bag, dried. Some experts recommend dipping the lens before cooking, while others recommend cooking dried beans. It depends on the individual preferences of taste and types of lenses used; In general, the lens that are first soaked will be softer and will have a slightly “mushy” consistency compared to those cooked without soaking. Be sure to rinse the lens before cooking with them.
Although preserved lens are available, they are often not recommended for recipes because they are significantly more expensive than dried lenses and may have an unpleasant texture. Lentils comes among other things in many differentVarieties, including brown, black, tan, green and red. It is possible to use only one variety of lens for lens soup or use a combination. The most commonly used lens includes brown, black and green. In the grocery store it is possible to find a bag of "lenses of soup" dried lenses, which has a pre -made combination of lenses designed for recipes of soup.
In addition to the lens, the soup lens can contain a number of other ingredients. It is necessary to have a base for each soup. Time soup can have a base made of chicken or beef material, although vegetable broth can also be used for a vegetarian alternative. Some people decide to add pieces of sausages to the soup. In addition, common vegetables added to the lens include tomatoes, carrots, celery, onion and leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale or chard. Other spices include olive oil, garlic, black pepper and thyme.
For specific lens soup recipes, searching online is the best method. Keep in mind that any recipe can be changed to taste and this type of soup is particularly easy to experiment. Creating large batches and freezing some is a great way to have a quick and easy dinner throughout the year, because this soup is filling without being too heavy. The lens has a very high content of protein, iron and fiber and are a popular terminal not only in a vegetarian diet, but also in many meals in the Middle East and Mediterranean.