Green Lentil and Apple Soup

I took this in Jamaica. I miss the sun and the beach! But, actually I miss my eyelash extensions, haha. This was all natural y'all. Ah, to be young.

Green Lentil and Apple Soup

YUM.  That's really all I can say about this delicious recipe. I  realize it's a little late in the season for soup recipes, especially since it was 85 degrees today in Memphis (PTL!)... however.... it's also the last day of the month and you know what that means.... mother hubbard's cupboard is BARE. I scrounged around though and found a bag of green lentils.... an onion... and (of course) fresh garlic.

I ALWAYS have fresh garlic. It makes anything taste better.

This soup was pretty easy and made a lot! For those of you who don't know... Dustin eats. Like, he eats a lot! But this actually lasted us a few meals. WHOA! THIS IS BIG YALL. The only thing i'll say about this soup is that I have no idea where to buy those little purple things (remember, I'm semi-new to all of this stuff) but they are called daikon radish sprouts and look really pretty. With out them this soup is still good. It tasted almost like mashed potatoes. It was so hearty and creamy. Although, it wasn't the same color green as this picture. Don't be surprised if it looks like baby food (oops!)

Get the original recipe --> here. Do it. It's good.

Green Lentil and Apple-Brown Butter Soup

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Recipe Type: Soup

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 45 mins

Total time: 55 mins

Serves: 4 to 6

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 5 1/2 cups (1.3L) vegetable broth or water
• 1 1/2 cups (10.5 oz / 300 g) green lentils or green split peas, rinsed
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter + 2 tablespoons for garnish
• 1/2 cup apple, cored, peeled, and roughly diced
• salt and fresh ground pepper
• one apple, cored and sliced thinly (for garnish)
• whole wheat bread, toasted and diced
• daikon radish sprouts

Preparation

1. In a large soup pot over medium heat, combine the two tablespoons butter, onion, and garlic, stirring continuously for about 2 minutes or until the onion softens.
2. Add the vegetable broth or water and lentils, and simmer, covered, until the lentils are tender. This usually takes 20 to 30 minutes, but can be as long as 50 minutes.
3. In the meantime, brown the 3 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. When it starts to smell nutty and fragrant, stir in the diced apple and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
4. When the lentils are done, stir in the apple-brown butter, season with salt and pepper, then puree with an immersion blender until desired consistency (smooth or chunky).
5. Wipe the small saucepan clean and reheat on medium. Brown the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until fragrant and amber in colour. Set aside in warm place until ready to use.
6. Ladle in bowls and garnish soup with toasted bread cubes, sliced apples, and daikon radish sprouts.
7. Drizzle with brown butter.

Have fun yall!!!

Also, I'm just going to mention... Dustin won't let me have a cat. But just look how precious this is:

... I mean I  think I look pretty happy.

Africa Bound!

Wow! I can't believe how great this blog is going. We are getting GREAT feedback from you guys. Thanks to those of you who have donated, shared our blog, and especially to those of you who are praying and helping us prepare to go to Ghana.

Just so you know, when I go overseas... I take it very seriously.

These pictures were taking while I was on a mission trip to Papua New Guina 2 summers ago. I was only able to go because of donations from friends and families like you all reading this blog. It was one of the best experiences for me of my lifetime, and changed numerous lives of New Guineans that I still have contact with today.

Please donate to our trip and make this possible for other friends around to world. We really can't do it without your help.

For those of you who don't have paypal, you CAN STILL help us. Just inbox me or text me on how you can donate :)

I also would like to bring up another topic today. Dustin will not allow us to have cats. I love cats. Cats cats cats. They make me happy. But, when handled improperly are very disgusting.  However who can say no to this....It's just plain hilarious.

Going to.... AFRICA

Ok so... many, many, many people have gotten onto me for not updating my veggie blog. SO. SORRY. However, we're back (and still very vegetarian:) ). The newest thing in the life of D and T is that we are going to Africa for six weeks this summer. I am going to be able to work in the clinic/hospital and Dustin will be teaching French in the schools there. We are going to Village of Hope in Ghana. It's a super cool place that helps kids get off of the street, into school, and set up for a better life.

--> Village of Hope <--  Check it out. It's a pretty awesome place.

We leave June 22 and return July 31. Scary right?! ahhhh. This is SO GREAT for us to be able and do the first year we are married. Both of us know this is a truly special opportunity

In light of our trip, many people have asked how they can help. So, here you go....

1. PRAY. This is a huge thing for us to do right now. And we know that God has ordained this time for us, and he has already prepared the way. yay!!

2. After you've prayed for our trip, if God impresses upon your heart to help us.... we could use it. Together, this trip will cost us close to $7,000.  Click Donate and watch how God provides!

We know that going to Africa is not something everyone is able to do. We are just so thankful that we get to do this, and we can carry the name of Christ and other Christians all over the world.

In other news, Dustin had surgery last month to repair a hernia he got from being a hardcore awesome judo player. He is almost back to himself and is experiencing a full recovery thanks to the grace of God.   To be honest with you, this was an unexpected expense that cut into our Africa fund. But look at how cute we are :) It was worth it!

Can't wait to go to Africa!

Much love from the happy, veggie-eating, world traveling Denzin family!