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Moroccan Lentil & Bean Soup with Naan Grilled Cheese
Put a twist on the classic soup and grilled cheese combo. Offer a soup full of smoky spices and Bush’s Best® Bean Pot Vegetarian Baked Beans paired with soft naan bread filled with creamy Manchego cheese.
- Prep Time
20 Mins
- Cook Time
1 Hour15 Mins
- Serves
28
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ½ cups Tomato paste
- 4 qts Water
- 1 ½ Onions, yellow, medium, diced
- 2 cups Cilantro leaves, fresh, packed
- 2 cups Flat-leaf parsley, fresh, packed
- 2 cups Water
- 1 ½ Tbsp Kosher salt
- ½ Tbsp Cumin seed
- ½ Tbsp Coriander, ground
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- ¾ tsp Smoked paprika
- ½ tsp Ginger, ground
- ⅛ tsp Saffron threads
- 1 lb Red lentils
- 1, #10 can Bush's® Best® Bean Pot™ Vegetarian Baked Beans
- 14 cups Manchego cheese, shredded
- 28 each Naan bread
- ½ cup Harissa, commercially prepared
- 1 ½ cups Honey
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ½ cups Tomato paste
- 4 qts Water
- 1 ½ Onions, yellow, medium, diced
- 2 cups Cilantro leaves, fresh, packed
- 2 cups Flat-leaf parsley, fresh, packed
- 2 cups Water
- 1 ½ Tbsp Kosher salt
- ½ Tbsp Cumin seed
- ½ Tbsp Coriander, ground
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- ¾ tsp Smoked paprika
- ½ tsp Ginger, ground
- ⅛ tsp Saffron threads
- 1 lb Red lentils
- 1, #10 can Bush's® Best® Bean Pot™ Vegetarian Baked Beans
- 14 cups Manchego cheese, shredded
- 28 each Naan bread
- ½ cup Harissa, commercially prepared
- 1 ½ cups Honey
DIRECTIONS
- HARISSA HONEY: Combine and set aside, use as needed.
- MOROCCAN LENTIL BEAN SOUP: In stockpot, combine tomato paste and cold water over medium-high heat. Whisk occasionally as the water comes to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until reduced by one-quarter.
- While the broth is reducing, in a food processor, pulse onion until a mush. Add herbs (in parts if necessary for room), and pulse until liquefied, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour onion herb mixture into a sauté pan and add water with rest of spices. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer; continue cooking until reduced by half, about 20 minutes.
- Combine tomato broth, herb reduction, lentils and baked beans. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 to 12 minutes until lentils are tender to the bite.
- NAAN GRILLED CHEESE: When ready to make Naan grilled cheese, heat a non-stick skillet or flat-top griddle to medium heat. Smear 1 Tbsp of harissa honey on naan bread, and sprinkle ½ cup Manchego cheese on top. Place in pan. Cover to allow cheese to melt. Once melted, fold to make sandwich and cut into thirds. Serve with 1 cup of soup.
