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Kabocha French Lentil Soup
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Kabocha French Lentil Soup

14 ingredients 20 min + 60 min openrecipes
Kabocha French Lentil Soup

An anise and ginger-spiked French lentil soup, from a charming little cookbook I stumbled on titled SoupLove. The broth is thickened by lots of roasted winter squash, and it's great with lots of garlicky croutons.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

338
Calories
5g
Protein
14g
Fat
53g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Winter Squash 1 cup cubed (140g) butternut 76
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel Bulb 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Green Lentil not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 kabocha or other dark orange winter squash, 1 1/2 lb. / 24 ounces / 680 g
  • 1/2 cup / 120 ml water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • sea salt
  • 1 cup / 7 oz / 200 g green lentils, rinsed
  • 5 coins ginger, 1/8-inch thick
  • 1 whole star anise
  • 6 cups / 1.5 liters water
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt, plus more to taste
  • 1/4 cup / 60 ml olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, medium dice
  • 1 leek, sliced into 1/4 moons
  • 1 fennel bulb, medium dice
  • red pepper flakes

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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