FAMICOOK

Lentil soup

Name: Lentil soup
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 People
Cuisine: Arabic
Ingredients: "1 cup diced onion"; "2 tbsp olive oil"; "1 tsp freshly minced garlic"; "4 cups vegetable broth"; "1 can (14,5 ounces) fire roasted tomatoes (or crushed tomatoes)"; "1 lb red potatoes"; "1 cup dried lentils"; "1 bay leaf"; "1/4 tsp oregano"; "1/4 tsp turmeric"; "1/4 tsp cumin"; "1/8 tsp thyme"; "1/8 tsp (each) salt, cayenne pepper"

Lentil soup is fatty, easy to cook, and nutritious, so it is a favorite vegetarian dish of many people. The simple recipe for lentil soup at home is as follows.

Ration

8 people

Cooking time

40 minute

Ingredient

1 cup

diced onion

2 tbsp

olive oil

1 tsp

freshly minced garlic

4 cups

vegetable broth

1 can (14,5 ounces)

fire roasted tomatoes (or crushed tomatoes)

1 lb

red potatoes

1 cup

dried lentils

bay leaf

1/4 tsp

oregano

1/4 tsp

turmeric

1/4 tsp

cumin

1/8 tsp

thyme

1/8 tsp (each)

salt, cayenne pepper

How to do

Add olive oil and diced onion to a large pot and heat to medium-high heat. Sauté until the onion is tender, stir in the garlic. Pour in the veggie broth and stir. Then add diced tomatoes, and cook until combined. Pour the soup mixture into a blender, and pulse until pureed.

Pour the soup mixture back into the pot and cook over high heat. Add dried lentils, red potato, and all your herbs and spices to the pot, and bring to a boil. Cover the pot and cook on medium heat for 30 minutes, then simmer the soup on low heat for another 10 minutes.

Ladle the lentil soup into a bowl. Serve hot with goat cheese, or sour cream, and chopped parsley as desired.