Can I put Puy Lentils straight into soup once rinsed or do I have to cook them?
A. You don’t need to cook the lentils before you put them into soup, but they will need to be cooked once they are in there. A little tip to make your lentil soup creamy without adding cream, take a quarter of the cooked lentils and soup ingredients (except any meat you may have in there) puree them until smooth then stir into the remainder of the soup, then you have the best of both worlds; divine. I make a lovely Puy lentil, bacon and onion soup and I always make much more than I need and freeze some so I’ve got a bowl of comforting warmth when I fancy it but don’t fancy cooking.
