Lentil Soup With Croutons.

By chef Vincenzo Squarciafico

INGREDIENTS FOR 2 PORTIONS:

• 300g of buononaturale Lentil soup with tomatoes
• 3 slices of whole-wheat bread
• Extra-virgin olive oil

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OUR MAIN INGREDIENT:

• buononaturale Lentil soup with tomatoes

A simple yet rich dish, lentils are among the oldest legumes cultivated and consumed by humankind. Native to Mesopotamia, they spread across the Mediterranean basin and were appreciated widely from Athens to Rome, becoming a suitable food especially in times of famine. Consider that Pliny the Elder quotes them in his Naturalis Historia.

A symbol of prosperity since the Renaissance, lentils are low in fat and cholesterol-free yet rich in vegetable proteins, vitamin B, and mineral salts (including iron, phosphorus, and potassium), key for intestinal health.

In Italy there are 8 varieties of lentils: from Norcia, from Altamura, from Ustica, and others. To be enjoyed in a thousand of ways: as soup or combined with pasta, stewed, as a salad, or even as meatballs.

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OUR PROCEDURE:

1. Open the glass jar of buononaturale Lentil soup with tomatoes and put it in the microwave for 2-3 minutes;
2. Toast 3 slices of whole-wheat bread;
3. Place 1 slice in a large bottom plate;
4. Add the hot soup and other 2 slices of toasted bread;
5. Garnish with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.

Enjoy your meal!

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