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Broccoli and lentils

A simple lentil soup you can cook for the whole family in one go. The only thing you need to do is remove the portion for the baby before seasoning.

Ingredients

1 1⁄4 c lentils (soaked, rinsed and drained)
1 hd broccoli (in florets)
10 c water (or a light broth, low fat and no salt)
1 c cheese (optional, grated cheese)
1 onion (medium sized, finely chopped)
1⁄2 t rosemary (or to taste)
1 t savory (or to taste)
2 t seasoning (o to taste, salt and ground pepper)
2 T olive oil

Instructions

Put the lentils and the liquid in a large saucepan and simmer partially covered 30 minutes. 

Add the broccoli florets and go on simmering until the broccoli is tender and the lentils are fully cooked.

Remove the portion for the baby.

For the rest of the family

Heat the olive oil in a pan and sautée the onion until it is soft, 3-4 minutes. Add the herbs and toss them around 30 seconds. Pour over the lentils and broccoli. Simmer the lentils 10-15 minutes more for the flavors to blend.

Serve the lentils with broccoli warm sprinkled with grated cheese, if using it.

Yield
4 servings
Cooking time
59
Preparation time
10
Total time
1 hour, 9 minutes

Notes

Soak the lentils in cold water for at least 6 hours and better overnight. Aleternatively, soak lentils in boling water for 1 hour.

You can substitute broccoli with romanesco or cauliflower.

For the baby

For babies from 9 to 12 months, blend the lentils and broccoli to a purée, adding enough baby milk, or enough cooking liquid, to give it a smooth consistency.

For older babies, blend, mash or chop depending of the stage they are. 

For babies older than 12 months, you could add a bit of grated cheese melted with a little hot cooking liquid to the purée.