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Red Lentil Soup
6 Servings
100% would make this recipe for Red Lentil Soup again.
Make sure to use Red Lentils, not Brown or Green. This is a very simple recipe and tastes like no other lentil soup I've ever had before.
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Red Lentil Soup Ingredients
3 tablespoon
Olive oil
1 pinch
Cayenne
ground
1 large
Onion
1 quart
Chicken broth
2 teaspoon
garlic
minced
2 cups Water
1 tablespoon
Tomato paste
1 cup Red
Lentil
s
1 teaspoon
Cumin
ground
1 large
Carrot
diced
1/4 teaspoon
Salt
2 tablespoons Fresh
lemon
juice (juice of one lemon)
1/4 teaspoon
Black pepper
ground
3 tablespoon
Cilantro
chopped
Instructions for Red Lentil Soup
In a large pot, heat oil over high heat until hot and shimmiering. Add onion and garlic, and saute until golden, about 4 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, cumin, salt, black pepper, and chili powder or cayenne, and saute for 2 minutes longer. Add broth, water, lentils, and carrot. Bring to a simmer, then partially cover pot and turn heat to medium-low. Simmer until lentils are soft, about 30 minutes. Taste and add salt if necessary.
Using an immersion or regular blender or a food processor, puree half the soup then add it back to pot. Soup should be somewhat chunky. Stir in lemon juice and cilantro.
1 Serving = 1 cup
Main Ingredient:
Beans
Cuisine:
American
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Should have also noted that 1 cup of soup contains 17 g. of protein. It is a great clean meal!
dhill
on Mar 6 2008 7:51AM
also 17 g of protein per serving!
kayelem
on Mar 6 2008 7:49AM
Use low sodium chicken broth to lower sodium content. 247 calories, 9 gram fat, 11 gram fiber per serving [I posted this recipe.]
kayelem
on Mar 5 2008 10:52PM
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