A Handmade Holiday Gift Everyone Will Love

Looking for a fantastic handmade holiday gift other than cookies and candy? This curried lentil soup in a jar is a real crowd pleaser. Head to your local bulk store for the ingredients and you can make as many as you like! Because mason jars can be a bit hard to find this year, you can also put this soup in bags. The green and red lentils make this simple soup extra festive!

I’ve given this soup in a jar to family, friends and teachers and everyone loves it. It comes in handy during those weeks after the holidays when no one feels like cooking. Make sure you keep a few for yourself, too!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Definitely Not Martha, who has some great alternate suggestions for mixing up the soup flavours.

Makes 4 servings.

What You Need:

• 3/4 Cup Green Lentils
• 3/4 Cup Red Lentils
• 1 Tbsp curry powder
• 3 Tbsp dried minced onion
• 1/2 Tsp Garlic powder
• 1 Tbsp dried parsley
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp chopped dried apple or crushed apple chips

How to Make Curried Lentil Soup

1. In a 2 cup (500 mL) mason jar, first pour in the green lentils.
2. Then add a layer of the seasoning – use a spoon to push the out to the edge of the jar so that you can see them clearly above the lentils.
3. Add the red lentils above the seasoning.
4. Stuff as much chopped apple as you can in the top of the jar, then seal!

I hope you enjoy this recipe and let it warm you up on a cold, winter day!

Soup in a Jar Cooking Instructions

(Include these with your soup, either as a sticker or a nice gift tag).

1. Pour Soup mix into a large sauce pan.
2. Add 3 jars (6 cups) of water.
3. Simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Enjoy!

Nutrients per serving:

• 258 Calories
• 46 g Carbohydrates
• 17 g Protein
• 1.5 g Fat
• 8.7 g Fibre

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