Silky Lentil & Carrot Soup

Name: Silky Lentil & Carrot Soup (IDDSI Level 4)
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 180 g red lentils; 250 g carrots, peeled and chopped; 700 ml smooth low-sodium stock; 2 tbsp cream or yogurt; Commercial thickener as needed

Level 4: Extremely Thick / Pureed · 35 min · serves 4

Silky Lentil & Carrot Soup prepared as an illustrative IDDSI Level 4 serving — Serving illustration. Follow the measurements below and run the IDDSI test before serving.

The family’s version

Red lentil soup
Carrot
Spices
Flatbread

The Level 4 version

180 g red lentils
250 g carrots, peeled and chopped
700 ml smooth low-sodium stock
2 tbsp cream or yogurt
Commercial thickener as needed

Convert it

Cook the lentils and carrots until they collapse easily, then blend with enough stock to become completely smooth.
Pass through a fine sieve to remove skins or spice fragments, then stir in the cream or yogurt.
The soup should hold a mound on a spoon without being sticky and without thin liquid separating.
Confirm with the fork drip and spoon tilt tests. Serve without flatbread or garnish.

EquipmentBlender, fine sieve, fork and spoon for testing

SLP tipLentils absorb liquid as they stand. Recheck the texture before reheating leftovers.

Before serving: run the spoon tilt and fork drip tests on the finished plate. Recipes guide you to a texture. Only the test confirms it.

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