Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2012

I'm starting to hope I did something wrong here, because I thought this soup, even with the seasonings, was bland, bland, bland. Even adding a few shakes of salt did not give this soup any real flavor. Only changes I made were normal onion instead of a sweet onion, no file powder, and regular lentils instead of red, but I don't see that throwing off the flavor that much.

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fraleyg

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

I was cleaning out the fridge and wanted to use up some kale, celery, parsey and potatoes. This soup is full-bodied and delicious. What a great recipe.

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Luv2Pub

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2012

I made this with red cabbage instead of kale. I found it unique and quite liked it. My husband made a face, but decided he liked it after he added a lot of hot pepper.

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tnason

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2011

family loved it! easy and yummy. Used ground cumin and more water.

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DebbieB

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Hastings, New York, USA

Living In: Yorktown Heights, New York, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2011

We loved the latin flavor palate in this soup. Unfortunately my grocery store doesn't carry red lentils so we used "regular" dry lentils (the brownish-green kind.) I don't know if it tasted differently than it was intended, but it was good! Very earthy and satisfying. (I omitted the file powder.)

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mommymeggy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2011

Thanks, this was wonderful, I made it this weekend. I made it as directed except I was out of kale, cloves and file. My son who doesn't care for lentils loved it.

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Rachel T.

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2011

YUMMM-O!!! This was fantastic!! Great flavor! I left out the cloves (ick) and doubled the kale. Wonderful recipe! Can't wait to make it again!!

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Slinnco2

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2011

I used homemade broth which had no salt in it, so I did need to add some salt. I liked the addition of garam masala -- I didn't have file, and was happy with this as a substitute. For those who like some astringency, I added a splash of sherry vinegar to the serving bowl and it added a wonderful dimension to this.

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