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Lentil Soup — Cost per Serve & Where to Buy | Open Order

@recipe_tin/Lentil Soup

Lentil Soup

Recipe from Nagi & Dozer - RecipeTin Eats · original post · full recipe on recipetineats.com

Don't settle for a bland lentil soup. Make it right, and you'll have everyone begging for seconds...and thirds! The touch of spices and finishing it off with lemon really lifts this soup to the next level.

Serves 6 55 min 18g proteinKid-friendly

VeganDairy freeLegumesSoup

Ingredients

olive oil — 2 tbsp40 ml
onion — chopped1 ea
garlic cloves — minced2 ea
large carrot — chopped1 ea
celery stalks — chopped2 ea
dried brown lentils — rinsed400 g
canned crushed tomatoes400 g
vegetable stock — low sodium1.5 l
ground cumin — ½ tsp1.3 g
ground coriander — ½ tsp1.3 g
paprika — 1 ½ tsp3.8 g

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

Gluten-free
- 1500 ml Gluten-free vegetable stock instead of vegetable stock
Nothing changes in the cooking; serve with gluten-free bread rather than crusty bread.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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What it costs, and where to buy it

Shops to compare

List price at each shop

Has every item
ColesBest choice
no items missing · $35.83 of food
$55.34
35% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Woolworths
· $27.49 of food
$44.97
39% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- dried brown lentils
- dried bay leaves
Aldi
· $20.67 of food
$41.68
50% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- dried brown lentils
- canned crushed tomatoes
- dried bay leaves

$5.97a serve

$5.97 a serve, cheapest at Coles

About $35.83 of ingredients used for 6 serves.

$51.25 across 3 shops · all 15 items priced · $3.49 more for bigger packs, 44% spare for later

ColesBest choice

$35.83

no items missing

you'll pay $55.34 · 35% of it spare

Woolworths

$27.49

missing 2 items

you'll pay $44.97 · 39% of it spare

Aldi

$20.67

missing 3 items

you'll pay $41.68 · 50% of it spare

Buy at Coles$20.64

large carrot

$2.60/kg

need 1 itemColes Carrots Loose approx. 170g 1 item$0.44closest match

Coles$2.60/kg$0.44·Aldi$3.18/kg$1.59·Woolworths$4.39/kg$1.80

dried brown lentils

$4.60/kg

need 400 gMaharajah's Choice Green Brown Lentils 1 kg$4.60

Coles$4.60/kg$4.60·WoolworthsN/A·AldiN/A

canned crushed tomatoes

$3.41/kg

need 400 gArdmona Crushed Tomatoes 410 g$1.40real special

Coles$3.41/kg$1.40·Woolworths$4.32/kg$3.50·AldiN/A

ground cumin

$0.10/10g

need 1.3 gMaharajah's Choice Ground Cumin Spice 250 g$2.40closest match

Coles$0.10/10g$2.40·Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.63/10g$2.89

ground coriander

$0.42/10g

need 1.3 gSpencers Coriander Ground 50 g$2.10closest match

Coles$0.42/10g$2.10·Woolworths$1.00/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.70/10g$2.79

paprika

$0.32/10g

need 3.8 gHoyt's Hungarian Sweet Paprika 100 g$3.20closest match

Coles$0.32/10g$3.20·Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.53/10g$2.39

dried bay leaves

$3.25/10g

need 2 itemsHoyt's Bay Leaves 20g$6.50 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)

Coles$3.25/10g$6.50·Aldi$6.48/10g$2.59·WoolworthsN/A

Buy at Aldi$28.03

olive oil

$0.88/100ml

need 40 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match

Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00

garlic cloves

$1.00/ea

need 2 itemsAldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match

Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20

celery stalks

$3.49/ea

need 2 items2 × Celery Bunch 1 each 1 item$3.49

Aldi$3.49/ea$3.49·Coles$4.00/ea$4.00·Woolworths$4.50/ea$4.50

vegetable stock

$0.18/100ml

need 1.5 L2 × Chefs' Cupboard Vegetable Liquid Stock 1 L$1.79closest match

Aldi$0.18/100ml$1.79·Woolworths$0.19/100ml$1.90·Coles$0.40/100ml$2.00

lemon

$1.29/ea

need 1 itemAldi Lemon Each 1 item$1.29

Aldi$1.29/ea$1.29·Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49·Coles$1.60/ea$1.60

black pepper

$0.22/10g

need 0.25 tspStonemill Himalayan Pink Rock Salt with Black Peppercorns Grinder 225g$4.99closest match

Aldi$0.22/10g$4.99·Coles$0.25/10g$5.00·Woolworths$0.28/10g$5.50

Buy at Woolworths$2.58

onion

$0.63/ea

need 1 itemOnion Brown each 1 item$0.63

Woolworths$0.63/ea$0.63·Aldi$4.99/kg$1.00·Coles$5.50/kg$1.10

salt

$0.02/10g

need 1.5 gOlsson's Rock Sea Salt 1 kg$1.95

Woolworths$0.02/10g$1.95·Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99

More from @recipe_tin

dried bay leaves2 ea

lemon — zested and juiced1 ea

salt — ¼ tsp1.5 g

black pepper0.25 tsp

Method

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 minutes.
Add celery and carrot. Cook for 7 - 10 minutes or until softened and the onion is sweet. Don't rush this step, it is key to the flavour base of the soup.
Add all remaining ingredients except the lemon and salt. Stir.
Increase heat and bring to simmer. Scoop scum on the surface off and discard (do this again during cooking if required). Place lid on and turn heat down to medium low. Simmer for 35 - 40 minutes or until lentils are soft.
Remove bay leaves.
Thicken Soup: Using a stick blender, do 2 or 3 quick whizzes to thicken the soup (see video below). Or transfer 2 cups to a blender, let it cool slightly, then hold lid with tea towel and blend then transfer back into pot.
Add a touch of water if you want to adjust soup consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Grate over the zest of the lemon then add a squeeze of lemon juice just before serving. Garnish with parsley if desired and serve with warm crusty bread slathered liberally with butter!