What to add to free lentil soup to make it interesting.

[Badbudgeter]

What can I add to lentil soup to make it interesting/ more protein? They buy it in at work, corporate hospitality, from a deli. They send it in flasks of ten portions. There’s often loads left over over so I have a soup mug worth for lunch and then bring another portion or two home for dinner/ the weekend. I am so bored of lentil soup though so I need to spice it up somehow.

It does save money but it’s getting a bit depressing living on lentil soup, leftover single serve lurpak butter portions and toast ( I do buy bread!)

Roasted cauliflower with paprika, chilli and garlic.

Lemon juice, drizzle of olive oil, a spoonful of lime pickle or similar and sprinkle of those super crunchy dehydrated onions.

Source: years living in the Middle East!

Cooked rice, makes it much more filling 😋

Fresh thyme perks up lentil soup very well

Add some chicken and spices and turn it into a curry or tagine with rice or couscous.

We get ham pieces from local butcher, they are offcuts from slices, £2.50 a bag 500g
Sausage some spicy, some less so from Polish shop, good value.

That looks gorgeous and I like your table cloth. Love a bit of cheese on toast for dunking with lentil soup.

Smoked paprika

Kidney beans are a cheap, healthy and tasty addition.

I make lentil soup quite often and sometimes have it with onion Bhajis on top like croutons. Little swirl of green yoghurt and some coriander.

You can buy a pack of sliced chorizo from aldi for £2 - it has about 20 slices. Separate the slices and freeze them. Add 2 or 3 when you fancy a different soup - that'll last 8 soups! chi-ching

fried garlic on top like a dhal