Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Spiced Lentil Soup with a Peperjack Grilled Cheese


Spiced Lentil Soup: Ingredients: 2 onions, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 4 tomatoes, roughly chopped 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon ground cumin 6 cardamom pods 1/2 cinnamon stick 1& 1/3 cups red lentils, rinsed and drained 3& 3/4 cups water 14 oz can coconut milk 1 tablespoon line juice Salt and freshly ground black pepper Cumin seeds to garnish First: Put the onions, garlic, tomatoes, turmeric, cumin, cardamom pods, cinnamon, lentils, and water into a pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cover for 20 minutes or until lentils are soft. Second: Remove the cardamom pods and cinnamon stick. Purée the mixture in a blender or do it in the pot using a hand blender. Finally: Reserve a little coconut milk for garnish and add the remainder to the pan with the line juice. Stir well and season with salt and pepper. Reheat the soup slowly without boiling. Swirl in the reserved coconut milk and garnish with cumin seeds. Serve hot. For the grilled Pepper jack cheese sandwich: Get two slices of bread Lightly butter both sides Place a pepper jack cheese slice in between Make into sandwich and put on pan or electric grill until golden brown on both sides and cheese is melted.

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