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Mercimek Çorbası
Silky Turkish red lentil soup finished with a drizzle of paprika butter — a staple at every Turkish table.
Total time
45 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Turkish
Vegan
Ingredients
250gred lentils
1onion, diced
2 clovesgarlic
1carrot, diced
2 tbsptomato paste
1 tspcumin
1 tsppaprika
1Lvegetable stock
3 tbspbutter
1 tspdried mint
lemonto serve
Instructions
1
Soften onion, garlic and carrot in oil. Add tomato paste and spices.
2
Add lentils and stock. Simmer 25 minutes until lentils collapse.
3
Blend until completely smooth. Adjust consistency with water.
4
Make paprika butter: melt butter, add paprika and mint, swirl 30 seconds.
5
Ladle soup into bowls, drizzle paprika butter on top, serve with lemon.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
189
Protein
7.8g
Fat
9.5g
Carbs
20.8g
Fiber
6.5g
Sodium
971mg
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