Red Lentil Soup

Name: Red Lentil Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 cups red lentils; 1 large onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp cumin; 1 tsp smoked paprika; ½ tsp turmeric; 1 can diced tomatoes; 5 cups vegetable broth; juice of 1 lemon; fresh parsley to garnish

A warmly spiced red lentil soup with cumin and lemon — simple, cheap and deeply satisfying. Toasting the spices in the oil for a full minute before the lentils go in wakes up their flavour instead of leaving it dull.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

comfortsoupvegangluten-free

Ingredients

2 cupsred lentils

1large onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic

2 tbspolive oil

2 tspcumin

1 tspsmoked paprika

½ tspturmeric

1 candiced tomatoes

5 cupsvegetable broth

juice of 1 lemon

fresh parsleyto garnish

Instructions

Sauté onion and garlic in oil until soft; add spices; toast 1 minute.

Add lentils, tomatoes, and broth. Bring to boil; simmer 25 minutes until lentils are soft.

Partially blend for texture. Stir in lemon juice.

Serve garnished with parsley and a drizzle of olive oil.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

233

Protein

12.7g

Fat

Carbs

30.3g

Fiber

10.4g

Sodium

1131mg

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