Soups
Turkish Red Lentil Soup
Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, mint. Easy weeknight meal. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe. Soups are…
- Ready 35 minutes
- Serves 3 servings
- Prep 10 minutes
- Cook 25 minutes
Soups are a great appetizer or a meal by itself served with a salad or flatbread. And Red lentils are a definite favorite in the house. Light, quick and versatile. No waiting for the beans to soak and cook.
Onions and garlic are cooked until translucent. Then the carrots and other veggies, spices are added and toasted, hen mint, tomato, lentils and water or broth and done. Once the lentils are cooked, blend the soup carefully and serve with croutons, cucumber, flatbread or a side salad. The soup tastes amazing unblended as well and can be served so.
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This recipe is inspired by a mix of recipes from allrecipes.com and other sites and have evolved based on my personal preference.
Cook the onions, garlic until translucent. Add the carrots, spices and mix in. Add lentils and water and cook until lentils are tender.
Serve the soup as is, or blend and serve.
Recipe
Turkish Red Lentil Soup
Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, red lentils.Easy weeknight meal. Few ingredients. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe. Since the soup gets blended, the veggies can be chopped roughly to save time.
- Serves 3 servings
- Prep 10 minutes
- Cook 25 minutes
- Total 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tsp oil
- 3/4 cup onion (chopped)
- 3 cloves of garlic (chopped)
- 1/3 cup chopped carrots (4 baby carrot or 1 medium carrot)
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp or more black pepper
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tomato chopped
- 1-2 tbsp tomato paste (or tomato ketchup)
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves (or use 1/2 tsp dried mint)
- 1/2 cup red lentils
- 2 1/2 cups to 3 water or vegetable broth
- 1/2-3/4 tsp salt or more salt
- red pepper flakes (mint, lemon juice and olive oil for garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, and pinch of salt and cook until translucent. 5 minutes.
- 2
Add the carrots and the spices and mix well. You can also add in a good pinch of cinnamon for variation. Cook for 2 minutes.
- 3
Add the tomato, tomato paste, and mint and mix and cook for 2 minutes. You can add some veggies and greens veggies at this point.
- 4
Add the red lentils, water, and salt and mix. Partially cover and cook for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to simmer for a few more minutes until the lentils are tender to preference. Taste and adjust salt and spice and mix in. Add more water if needed.
- 5
Cool slightly and blend with an immersion blender or regular blender(carefully). Serve in bowls with a garnish of pepper flakes, lemon juice, a few drops of olive oil, and chopped fresh mint (optional). Serve with croutons or flatbread of choice or a side salad.
Notes
Instant Pot: Follow steps 1-3 on saute mode. Use 2.5 cups water, close the lid, pressure cook for 3 mins, quick release carefully. Blend if needed. Nutrition is for 1 serve
Nutrition
- Calories179 kcal
- Carbohydrates31 g
- Protein9 g
- Fat2 g
- Sodium496 mg
- Potassium677 mg
- Fiber11 g
- Sugar7 g
- Vitamin A2825 IU
- Vitamin C18.8 mg
- Calcium85 mg
- Iron4 mg
