{"id":1279,"date":"2010-11-09T17:15:31","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T00:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2016-04-23T19:50:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T01:50:25","slug":"red-lentil-soup-on-a-cold-winters-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/red-lentil-soup-on-a-cold-winters-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Lentil Soup on a Cold Winter\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the weather changes as drastically as it does here in Utah, what I crave does as well.\u00a0 When the snow hits, I gravitate towards soup and other comfort foods, and rely on a strong dose of color and spice to make up for the lack of sun.\u00a0 Red lentil soup fits the bill.<\/p>\n<p>I believe in being liberal with my spices, and this recipe takes full advantage of that fact.\u00a0 I\u2019ve tried to estimate modest amounts of cumin, chile and coriander, but my practice, in general, is to start with a small amount and add more (usually by free-pouring) until I am happy with the flavor of a recipe.\u00a0 To keep the cost of my spice addiction under control, I buy these spices in bulk at the local Indian market and store them in glass jars.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1280\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Indian-spices-in-jars.gif\" alt=\"Indian spices in jars\" width=\"650\" height=\"409\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My favorite recipe is a variation of a <a title=\"NYT 1-9-2008: Recipe: Red Lentil Soup With Lemon\" href=\"http:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/recipes\/1016062-red-lentil-soup-with-lemon\" target=\"_blank\">NYT recipe<\/a> I found a few years ago with a lot more spice and extra veggies.\u00a0 If I can\u2019t find decent fresh tomatoes, I often use a can of chopped tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p><style>\n    #zrdn-recipe-container {background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);}#zrdn-recipe-container {border-color:#000;}#zrdn-recipe-container, #zrdn-recipe-container h2, #zrdn-recipe-container h3, #zrdn-recipe-container h4 {color:#000;}                   #zrdn-recipe-container ol.zrdn-bordered li:before,\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ul.zrdn-bordered li:before{\n                border: 2px solid #f37226;\n                color: #f37226;\n            }\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ol.zrdn-solid li:before,\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ul.zrdn-solid li:before{\n                background-color: #f37226;\n            }\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ul.bullets li:before,\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ol.zrdn-counter li:before,\n            #zrdn-recipe-container ul.zrdn-counter li:before {\n                color: #f37226;\n            }\n            #zrdn-recipe-container .zrdn-tag-item a, #zrdn-recipe-container .zrdn-tag-item{\n                color:#f37226;\n            }\n       #zrdn-recipe-container {border-style:dotted;}#zrdn-recipe-container a {color:#f37226;}#zrdn-recipe-container {border-width:1px;}#zrdn-recipe-container {border-color:#000;}#zrdn-recipe-container {border-radius:0px;}\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"zrdn-recipe-container\" class=\"default zrdn-recipe-26 zrdn-jump-to-link\" >\n    <div class=\"zrdn-block zrdn-block-100\">\n\t<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-recipe_title\"  ><h2 class=\"zrdn-element_recipe_title\">Red Lentil Soup<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-actions\"  >\n\t\n\t<div class=\"zrdn-print-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"zlrPrint('zrdn-recipe-container', 'https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/plugins\/zip-recipes\/'); 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