Tarragon-Spiced Lentil Soup with Fennel and Shiitake

Tarragon-Spiced Lentil Soup with Fennel and Shiitake
Tarragon-Spiced Lentil Soup with Fennel and Shiitake

In my attempts to be creative with lentils, this lentil soup was born. Many lentil soups are curried, which I absolutely love, but I wanted something different. This Tarragon-Spiced Lentil Soup with Fennel and Tarragon is also perfect for winter. It’s warming, but not too rich, and the addition of fresh tarragon at the end brings it home perfectly. Tarragon is excellent for digestion and contains many beneficial nutrients. I will spare you the long list of benefits you get from eating lentils. If I were you, I’d try this soup as soon as possible.

For other recipes that use lentils, check out this Coconut Red Lentil Soup and this Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew.

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Tarragon-Spiced Lentil Soup with Fennel and Shiitake

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Soup
  • Method: Stovetop

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 fennel bulbs, sliced thin
  • 23 carrots (depending on size), diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 oz shiitake mushrooms, diced
  • 23 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1/2 cup green or brown lentils, rinsed and drained
  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, coarsely chopped
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

In a soup pot, heat the grapeseed oil to medium-high heat. Add the onions, fennel, carrots, garlic, mushrooms and thyme. Sautรฉ until softened, about 5-7 minutes. Add the lentils, the vegetable broth, the tamari or soy sauce, and the apple cider vinegar. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and let simmer about 20 minutes, or until the lentils are cooked and tender. Remove from the heat, remove the thyme sprigs and garnish with the tarragon. Taste, adjust sea salt and pepper, if desired, and serve. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: lentils, tarragon, fennel, shiitake

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Soupe aux lentilles parfumรฉe ร  l’estragon avec fenouil et shiitake

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x
  • Category: Soupe
  • Method: Cuisiniรจre

Ingredients

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  • 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 1 oignon, en dรฉs
  • 2 bulbes de fenouil, tranchรฉs mince
  • 2 ร  3 carottes (selon la taille), en dรฉs
  • 3 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 6 onces de champignons shiitake, en dรฉs
  • 2 ร  3 branches de thym frais
  • 1/2 tasse de lentilles vertes ou brunes, rincรฉes et รฉgouttรฉes
  • 6 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de sauce tamari ou soya
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de vinaigre de cidre
  • 1 c. ร  soupe d’estragon frais, hachรฉ grossiรจrement
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Instructions

Dans un chaudron ร  soupe, chauffer l’huile de pรฉpin ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter l’oignon, le fenouil, les carottes, l’ail, les champignons et les branches de thym. Faire revenir en brassant pendant environ 5 ร  7 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les lรฉgumes ramollissent. Ajouter les lentilles, le bouillon de lรฉgumes, la sauce tamari ou soya, et le vinaigre de cidre. Porter ร  รฉbullition, rรฉduire le feu et laisser mijoter pendant environ 20 minutes, ou jusqu’ร  ce que les lentilles soient tendres. Retirer du feu, retirer les branches de thym et garnir de l’estragon. Assaisonner lรฉgรจrement de sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt, et servir. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: lentilles, estragon, fenouil, shiitake

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Carrot Pottage with Tarragon

Carrot Pottage with Tarragon
Carrot Pottage with Tarragon

When simplicity truly makes a vegetable shine! This Carrot Pottage with Tarragon is a delicious addition to your seasonal menu. I use specialty carrots, those colorful bunches you find at the market. They give you a beautiful, deep hue and a flavor that’s clean and fresh. And the delicate flavor of tarragon, added at the very end, brings out the earthy carrot flavor beautifully. I’m sure you’ll love this as much as I do!

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Carrot Pottage with Tarragon

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Quick

Ingredients

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  • 2 teaspoons grapeseed oil
  • 2 leeks, trimmed, cleaned and sliced thin
  • 2 lbs specialty carrots (regular carrots works great too), cut into thin coins
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled, left whole
  • 3 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 can (160 ml) coconut cream (or sub 3/4 cup coconut milk)
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste (I used 1 teaspoon sea salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh tarragon, chopped very coarsely

Instructions

In a large pot, warm the grapeseed oil over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, leeks, garlic, sea salt and pepper. Mix well, reduce the heat to medium and let cook 5-6 minutes. Bring the heat back to medium-high heat and add the vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and let simmer until the carrots are tender, about 6-7 minutes. Remove from the heat, let cool and transfer to a high-speed blender. Add the coconut cream and blend until a smooth consistency is achieved. Remove to a serving bowl or a pot and add the tarragon, while stirring gently. Serve garnished with more fresh tarragon. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: carrot, pottage, tarragon

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Potage aux carottes et ร  l’estragon

La simplicitรฉ est au rendez-vous dans ce potage aux carottes si simple, mais si goรปteux. Pour cette superbe ajout ร  mon menu de saison, je tente d’utiliser des carottes fraรฎches du marchรฉ ou des superbes carottes multicolores. Ces derniรจres donnent une teinte profonde au potage et une saveur fraรฎche et saisonniรจre. L’ajout de l’estragon, ร  la toute fin, rehausse superbement la saveur gรฉnรฉreuse des carottes. Je suis certaine que vous aimerez!

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x
  • Category: Rapide

Ingredients

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  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ d’huile au choixย 
  • 2 poireaux, parรฉs, lavรฉs et coupรฉs en tranches fines
  • 2 livres (1 kg) de carottes fraรฎches, coupรฉes en rondelles minces
  • 3 gousses d’ail, pelรฉs et entiรจres
  • 3 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 1 boรฎte (160 ml) de crรจme de coconut (ou 3/4 tasse de lait de coconut)
  • Sel de mer et poivre (j’ai utilisรฉ 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer et 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poivre)
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’estragon frais, hachรฉ trรจs grossiรจrement

Instructions

In a large pot, warm the grapeseed oil over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, leeks, garlic, sea salt and pepper. Mix well, reduce the heat to medium and let cook 5-6 minutes. Bring the heat back to medium-high heat and add the vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and let simmer until the carrots are tender, about 6-7 minutes. Remove from the heat, let cool and transfer to a high-speed blender. Add the coconut cream and blend until a smooth consistency is achieved. Remove to a serving bowl or a pot and add the tarragon, while stirring gently. Serve garnished with more fresh tarragon. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: carottes, potage, estragon

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Mustard and Tarragon Baby Potato Salad

Mustard Tarragon Baby Potato Salad
Mustard and Tarragon Baby Potato Salad

The kids and I are hooked on this Mustard and Tarragon Baby Potato Salad. So why not skip the mayonnaise next time you make potato salad? This version uses mustard and a touch of olive oil, for a much lighter rendition. Adding tarragon, a licorice-tasting perennial herb in the daisy family, makes this dish light and vibrant. I personally love tarragon. And with potatoes, it’s a match made in heaven. I also enjoy making this Hasselback Potatoes with Tarragon Butter recipe, which uses both as well.

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Mustard and Tarragon Baby Potato Salad

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Quick
  • Method: Make Ahead

Ingredients

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  • 2 pounds baby potatoes, washed and halved
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons old fashioned mustard
  • 1/2 cup sliced radishes
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced
  • Handful of fresh tarragon
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Place the potatoes in a large pot of salted water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and let cook approximately 10 minutes, until the potatoes are cooked through, but still retain their shape. Drain and let cool slightly.

In a small bowl or mason jar with lid, place the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, old fashioned mustard, and sea salt and pepper, to taste. Mix or shake until well combined.

Transfer the potatoes to a large mixing bowl. Add the vinaigrette and top with the radishes, the scallions and the tarragon. Mix delicately until the vinaigrette is well distributed. Enjoy right away or store in the fridge until ready to eat. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

Adapted from crumbblog.com.

Keywords: potato, tarragon, mustard

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Salade de pommes de terre moutarde et estragon

On laisse tomber la mayonnaise pour cette salade de pommes de terre dressรฉe ร  la moutarde et ร  l’estragon. L’ajout d’estragon frais, cette herbe aux arรดmes de rรฉglisse, rend ce plat lรฉger et vibrant de saveur. Consultez aussi la recette de pommes de terre Hasselback avec beurre ร  l’estragon.

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x
  • Category: Rapide
  • Method: Faire ร  l’avance

Ingredients

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  • 2 livres (1 kg) de pommes de terre grelots, lavรฉes et coupรฉes en deux
  • 3 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  soupe de vinaigre de cidre de pomme
  • 3 c. ร  thรฉ de moutarde de Dijon
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de moutarde ร  l’ancienne
  • 1/2 tasse de radis, en tranches minces
  • 3 oignons verts, en tranches minces
  • Poignรฉe d’estragon frais, hachรฉ grossiรจrement
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Instructions

Placer les pommes de terre dans une casserole d’eau salรฉe et porter ร  รฉbullition. Rรฉduire le feu et laisser mijoter environ 10 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les pommes de terre soient cuitent, mais que leur chair soit ferme. ร‰goutter et laisser reposer ร  tempรฉrature ambiante.

Dans un petit bol ou un pot mason avec un couvercle, mรฉlanger vigoureusement l’huile d’olive, le vinaigre de cidre de pomme, la moutarde de Dijon, la moutarde ร  l’ancienne, et le sel de mer et le poivre, au goรปt.

Dรฉposer les pommes de terre dans un grand bol ร  mรฉlanger. Ajouter les radis, les oignons verts et l’estragon. Napper de vinaigrette et mรฉlanger dรฉlicatement. Servir ou placer au frigo jusqu’au moment de servir. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

Recette adaptรฉe de crumbblog.com.

Keywords: pommes de terre, estragon, moutarde

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Hasselback Potatoes with Tarragon Butter

Hasselback Potatoes with Tarragon Butter
Hasselback Potatoes with Tarragon Butter

Five ingredients, plus sea salt, will get you to potato paradise. They’re pretty, they’re delicate, and they’re so GOOD. These Hasselback Potatoes with Tarragon Butter will be the talk of the table. They’re easy to put together and make for a fabulous side dish. You may also do like me and use the leftover tarragon butter to flash sautรฉ some corn and green peas. Serve the potato on top and call it a meal. Double, triple the recipe for your next family gathering. I hope you enjoy these as much as we did.

If you make this recipe, I’d love to see it. Please tag @LivityGardens on social and use the hashtag #LivityGardens.

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Hasselback Potatoes with Tarragon Butter

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Method: Oven

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup butter, softened at room temperature for about 10 minutes
  • 2 tablespoons shallot, minced
  • 2 tablespoon tarragon, roughly chopped
  • 4 large potatoes, scrubbed
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • Fresh tarragon, to garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425หš. In a medium bowl, place the butter and beat with a wooden spoon until creamy, but not melted. Add the shallot, the tarragon and a sprinkle of sea salt. Mix well. Slice the potatoes into very thin wedges, leaving them joined at the bottom. You may rest the potato on two wooden chopsticks as a guide for when to stop slicing. Fan out the slices and place the potatoes on a parchment-lined baking dish. Using about 2 tablespoons of the tarragon butter, brush the potatoes generously. Place in the oven and roast for approximately 60-70 minutes (depending on the size), brushing the potatoes every 15 minutes with the tarragon butter, using a total of approximately 4 tablespoons. The potatoes should be crispy and cooked through. Serve fresh out of the oven, sprinkled with sea salt and fresh tarragon. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

Use the rest of the tarragon butter and serve these potatoes with sautรฉed corn and peas. To do so, in a medium skillet, mix some kernels from two ears of corn, a bag of thawed green peas (or fresh, even better), the rest of the tarragon butter, and one extra small shallot, minced. Cook over medium heat until the butter is melted and the mixture is heated through. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper, and serve alongside the potato. Delectable!

Keywords: potato, hasselback, tarragon

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Pommes de terre en accordรฉon avec beurre ร  l’estragon

Elles sont si jolies, dรฉlicates, et succulentes. Ces pommes de terre en accordรฉon, une mรฉthode de cuisson qui nous provient des Suรฉdois, seront la star du repas. Elles sont faciles ร  rรฉaliser et parfaites en accompagnement pour une panoplie de plats. Vous pouvez aussi utiliser le reste du beurre d’estragon pour faire sauter du maรฏs frais et des petits pois. Et voilร  le repas! En plus, les enfants en redemandent.

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x
  • Method: Four

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 tasse de beurre, ramolli ร  tempรฉrature ambiante, environ 10 minutes
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’รฉchalote franรงaise, รฉmincรฉe
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’estragon, hachรฉ grossiรจrement
  • 4 pommes de terre, lavรฉes et sรฉchรฉes
  • Sel de mer, au goรปt
  • Estragon frais, en garniture

Instructions

Prรฉchauffer le four ร  425หš. Dans un bol moyen, battre le beurre avec une cuillรจre de bois, jusqu’ร  ce qu’il soit crรฉmeux et mallรฉable. Ajouter l’รฉchalote, l’estragon et une pincรฉe de sel de mer. Bien mรฉlanger. Couper les pommes de terre en tranches minces, sans couper jusqu’au bout. Vous pouvez dรฉposer les pommes de terre sur deux baguettes ร  sushi en bois pour servir de guide. Dรฉlicatement sรฉparer les tranches les unes des autres et dรฉposer sur une tรดle de cuisson prรฉalablement recouverte de papier parchemin. Badigeonner les pommes de terre avec environ 2 c. ร  soupe du beurre d’estragon. Mettre au four pendant environ 60 ร  70 minutes (selon la grosseur des pommes de terre), en les badigeonnant du beurre d’estragon toutes les 15 minutes. Les pommes de terre seront bien cuites et croustillantes. Servir ร  la sortie du four, assaisonnรฉ de sel de mer et d’estragon frais. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: pommes de terre, hasselback, estragon

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Lentil, Kale, and Green Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

Lentil, Kale, and Green Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette
Lentil, Kale, and Green Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

Talk about a super punch meal! You have everything you need in this Lentil, Kale, and Green Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette to satisfy your body and soul. I used Chinese long beans because that’s what I had on hand, but feel free to use green beans. I’ve been getting the Chinese long beans in my CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) basket, and they are TASTY! They work perfectly in this recipe, and I get to use a big chunk of my bag in just one meal. The kids love this kale salad, too! The picture shows a time when I topped it with fresh figs, but they are not on the recipe. But be creative, add some things and experiment with your food. Love your food!

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Lentil, Kale, and Green Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup green lentils
  • 3 cups Chinese long beans (or any green beans), cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 tablespoons red onion, minced
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil, plus more
  • 2 teaspoons fresh tarragon, minced
  • 2 cups Tuscan kale (or any kale), sliced thin
  • Sea salt and fresh pepper
  • Garnishes: toasted seeds, toasted pistachios

Instructions

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, then add the lentils. Cook until just tender, drain, and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Make sure your lentils still have a crunch to them, or they will disintegrate in the salad and it won’t look nice.

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add two big drizzles of grapeseed oil to the skillet and add the beans. Sprinkle with some sea salt and let cook, unturned, for about 4 minutes. Stir and turn the beans as much as possible to obtain a nice char on all sides. Cook for a total of 6-7 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk the red onion, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, grapeseed oil, and tarragon. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper.

In a large salad bowl, place the lentils, the beans, the kale, and the vinaigrette. Mix well until evenly coated. Serve topped with toasted seeds and toasted pistachios. Bon appรฉtit!

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Salade de lentilles, haricots verts et chou kale avec vinaigrette ร  l’estragon

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tasse de lentilles vertes
  • 3 tasses de haricots verts ou jaunes, hachรฉs en morceaux de 1 pouce (2,5 cm)
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’oignon rouge, รฉmincรฉ
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de moutarde de Dijon
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 3 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raison
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ d’estragon, รฉmincรฉ
  • 2 tasses de chou kale toscan (ou autre), hachรฉ finement
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt
  • Garnitures: graines rรดties, pistaches rรดties

Instructions

Dans une casserole moyenne, placer de l’eau et porter ร  รฉbullition. Ajouter une pincรฉe de sel de mer et les lentilles. Cuire jusqu’ร  ce qu’elles soient tendres, mais pas trop cuites, de 15 ร  20 minutes. ร‰goutter et rincer ร  l’eau froide.

Chauffer un gรฉnรฉreux trait d’huile d’olive dans une grande poรชle ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les haricots verts et une pincรฉe de sel de mer. Laisser cuire, sans tourner, pendant 4 minutes. Remuer les haricots afin de cuire de tous les cรดtรฉs, pour un total de 6 ร  7 minutes. Retirer du feu et rรฉserver.

Dans un petit bol, fouetter l’oignon rouge, la moutarde de Dijon, le sirop d’รฉrable, l’huile de pรฉpin de raisin, et l’estragon. Assaisonner au goรปt de sel de mer et de poivre.

Dans un grand bol ร  salade, placer les lentilles, les haricots, le chou kale, et la vinaigrette. Bien mรฉlanger. Servir garni de graines et de pistaches grillรฉes. Bon appรฉtit!

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