We ate this soup all over Turkey, and now it is a weekly staple at home.

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Name: Turkish Red Lentil Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons Olive oil; 2 Onions finely chopped or just cut into quarters; 1 teaspoon Paprika; 1 stalk Celery chopped; 1 cup Red lentils washed and picked over; 1/2 cup Bulger; 2 tablespoons Tomato paste; 2 cups Beef stock or water; 1/8 teaspoon Ground cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes

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INGREDIENTS

4 tablespoons Olive oil
2 Onions ; finely chopped or just cut into quarters
1 teaspoon Paprika
1 stalk Celery ; chopped
1 cup Red lentils ; washed and picked over
1/2 cup Bulger
2 tablespoons Tomato paste
2 cups Beef stock ; or water
1/8 teaspoon Ground cayenne pepper ; or red pepper flakes

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and sauté the onions over low heat until they are golden--about 15 minutes. Stir in the paprika, then the lentils and bulgur to coat them in the oil. Add the stock and cayenne, bring to a boil, reduce to simmer and cook until soft and creamy--about an hour.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (415g)
Recipe Makes: 6 Servings

Calories: 204
Calories from Fat: 31 (15%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 3.5g	5 %
	Saturated Fat 0.6g	3 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 2g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.7g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 772.4mg		27 %
Potassium 1039.3mg		27 %
Total Carbohydrate 30.1g		9 %
	Dietary Fiber 5.3g	21 %
	Sugars, other 24.8g
Protein 15.6g		22 %
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Calories per serving: 204

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