Lentil, Braised Bean and Wheat Soup

Name: Lentil, Braised Bean and Wheat Soup
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 200 g/7 oz/1¼ cups mixed beans and lentils; 5’6 fresh sage leaves, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; juice of 1 lemon; 3 spring onions (scallions), thinly sliced; 60’75 ml/4’5 tbsp chopped fresh dill; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp whole wheat grains; salt and ground black pepper; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Lentil Cookbook

By Ghillie Basan

Published 2016

About

Although lentils do not normally need soaking, it is vital that you do put the pulses and wheat in water the day before you want to serve this easy-to-make soup.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz/1¼ cups mixed beans and lentils
25

Vegan
Gluten-free
Soup

Method

Put the beans, lentils and wheat in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Leave to soak overnight.
The next day, drain the beans, lentils and wheat mixture, rinse under cold water and drain again. Put the mixture in a large pan. Cover with plenty of cold water and cook for about 1 ½ hours, by which time all the ingredients will be quite soft. Strain the mixture,