This wholesome and hearty Lentil Soup with Salt Pork will warm your soul. This soup is full of nutritional ingredients from a medley of colorful, chopped vegetables and an aroma from the melting salt pork that will pleasantly fill your kitchen.
Lentils are full of protein and high in fiber with tastes that match perfectly to suit the pork and other vegetables.
To make Lentil Soup with Salt Pork, you will need the following ingredients:
In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and add the onion, celery, carrots, garlic. Cook while stirring, until the onion is translucent.
Add lentils, 8 cups of water along with salt pork, cocktail vegetable juice, salt, thyme, freshly ground pepper and bay leaf and bring to a boil.
Cover pot with the lid, reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally for 30-40 minutes or longer until lentils are cooked.
Serve with freshly baked crusty bread!
This Lentil Soup with Salt Pork is perfect for those cold winter nights and with such great flavors this will soon become a popular favorite in your home! Share your soup bowl pictures with us and tag #cookmerecipes on your posts!
