With alot of free time on my hands, well not really. Looking for work can be a very tedious and full time job. I try not to spend the entire day searching the Internet and sending out resumes and go outside and enjoy this remarkable spring weather. BTW, when do the mosquitoes and humidity engulf Atlanta? Everyone keeps telling me it's coming but it's already mid May and no sign of either just yet, which is fine with me.
Anyway back to my story. Al Fresco sausage (http://www.alfrescoallnatural.com/) is sponsoring a recipe contest with the grand prize being a $1,000 gift certificate to Williams-Sonoma. The recipe is judged on it's healthfulness and ease of preparation and of course including one of their products. I have been making this red lentil soup for some time now so I just tweaked it a bit to include their product and submitted it today. How nice it would be to win that prize. Who knows? It could happen.
Here is the recipe:
Sun Dried Tomato Sausage and Lentil Soup
1 TBS extra virgin olive oil
1 12oz. package Al Fresco Sun Dried Tomato Sausage diced into 1/4" cubes
2 cups leeks diced - about 2 leeks
1 cup diced carrots - about 2 medium
1/2 cup diced celery - about 2 medium
2 cloves garlic chopped fine
8 cups chicken broth
2 cups red lentils
1 cup wild rice
2 bay leaves
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
pinch of saffron (optional)
Heat olive oil in large pot. Add sausage and cook about 2 minutes. Add leeks and cook until leeks begin to soften (about 2 minutes). Add carrots and celery and cook 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for about 25-30 minutes stirring occasionally adding small amounts of water to desired consistency.
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That lentil soup sounds great. I've been looking for a healthier, but still truest as it can be sausage. I assume you picked it up at W & S? I would be using the leaves from YOUR bay tree you gave me when you moved from New Orleans. I pluck them all the time for my cooking.
ReplyDeleteThe WS prize will look great on your resume when you are headlined for your culinary blog!
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RE: Mosquitos
ReplyDeleteAround the time you moved from the deep tropical south, the parish/county governments began to catch on about mosquito abatement. You are not having mosquito problems yet because they are probably spraying in your area. Yay! I love the control factor, but when I hear that spray-truck coming, I make sure I get inside before it rolls down my block. Just don't want to add to the toxins already having to juggle. In St. Francisville I trained Pixie. As soon as we heard that sprayer-sound, we went back inside, she would beat me to the door.