Carrot soup is something that is eaten at pretty much any holiday available in my family. I have never seen it anywhere else in the world, and because of that it haunts me. For 25 years I never understood why I loved this carrot soup but didn't care for carrots on their own. I have changed a few aspects of the soup to update it but also make it in a way that I like all of my food. The original is completely smooth, almost like a carrot bisque and whilst it is very good like that, I need texture. The texture is leaving the carrots intact and crushing them slightly against the pot, and adding lentils. Without the lentils, it is just a pot of carrot water and it makes it more of a stew which in my mind is preferable.
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dilly carrot and lentil stew
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Carrot soup is something that is eaten at pretty much any holiday available in my family. I have never seen it anywhere else in the world, and because of that it haunts me. For 25 years I never understood why I loved this carrot soup but didn't care for carrots on their own. I have changed a few aspects of the soup to update it but also make it in a way that I like all of my food. The original is completely smooth, almost like a carrot bisque and whilst it is very good like that, I need texture. The texture is leaving the carrots intact and crushing them slightly against the pot, and adding lentils. Without the lentils, it is just a pot of carrot water and it makes it more of a stew which in my mind is preferable.