Red Lentil & Smoked Maple Salmon Soup
This soup is hearty enough as a meal. It features Smoked Maple Salmon bars from EPIC (https://epicbar.com/). Vadouvan Spice Mix is available at www.wholespice.com. *Vadouvan Spice Mix is essentially a curry powder blended with spices popular in French cooking, such as grated shallots.
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This soup is hearty enough as a meal. It features Smoked Maple Salmon bars from EPIC (https://epicbar.com/). Vadouvan Spice Mix is available at www.wholespice.com.
*Vadouvan Spice Mix is essentially a curry powder blended with spices popular in French cooking, such as grated shallots.
Ingredients
3 Tbs. olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, peeled & chopped
2 tsp. Whole Spice Vadouvan Spice Mix*
1 quart organic chicken broth
2 cups water
1 cup red lentils
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 EPIC Smoked Maple Salmon bars, shredded with box grater
2 Tbs. Meyer lemon juice
Salt & pepper to taste
Preparation
- In large pot, heat olive oil over medium-low heat, add onion, and sauté until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add Vadouvan spice and cook, stirring, 2 minutes more.
- Add broth, water, lentils, carrots, and shredded salmon bars. Heat to simmer, and cook until lentils are firm-soft but not mushy, about 20 minutes.
- Remove 2 cups of soup, purée in food processor, and return to pot. Stir in lemon juice, and add salt and pepper to taste.