Recipe

Red Lentil Soup Recipe

	Eilen / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago Kinda Spanish-style, I got the idea for this soup from a recipe on Epicurious. I changed the spice mixture a bit to make it more spicy and flavourful. Serve it with the socca recipe I posted, or crusty bread. Prep:10m Cook:20m Servings:46	Eilen
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Ingredients

1 cup red lentils, rinsed and picked over

1 med. onion, chopped

1 large carrot, chopped

2 tbs. olive oil

5 cloves garlic, chopped

1/4 tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. pimenton dulce (sweet smoked paprika)

1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper or a few pinches pepper flakes

3-4 cups vegetable broth or water

1 cup chopped tomatoes, with juices (canned or fresh)

salt and pepper

Directions

In a large Dutch oven or soup pot heat the oil on medium.

Add the onion and carrot and a good pinch of salt and slowly cook until softened, 5-8 minutes.

Add the garlic and cook just for a minute, then add the spices and stir to coat the vegetables.

Add the lentils, broth, and tomatoes and another good pinch of salt, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, 15-20 minutes, until the lentils are tender.

Tranfer to a blender or processor and puree as much as you like.

Taste for seasoning and add more water or broth for a more "soupy" consistency.

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Comments

vj 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Oh my gosh this sounds good!

vj 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Eilen, this was great! I used a smidge more cumin and paprika than you asked for, and a dash of soy sauce (my stock was a little underseasoned). Excellent soup. I think this will got in our weekly repetoire!

eilen 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Thanks, vj, I'm glad you like it! Good idea on the soy sauce, or you could try adding some sherry and letting it cook down before putting in the lentils and broth. That could boost the flavor also.

gnomers0000 1 year, 1 month ago said:
This soup was amazing! It was super quick and easy, using ingredients generally found in my house and my husband and I went wild for it!

eilen 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Thanks for the comment!

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