easy lemon red lentil soup
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- Number of Servings: 7
Ingredients
1/4 teaspoon oil (use a cooking spray/spray bottle)1 onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, finely choppedpinch hot red pepper flakes1 tsp cumin1½ cups dry split red lentils, cleaned and rinsed6 cups vegetable stock2 tbsp lemon juice2 tbsp fresh parsley (or cilantro / coriander), finely choppedsalt and pepper to taste
1.Heat oil in large saucepan or dutch oven.
2.Add onion, garlic and hot pepper flakes and cook on low heat for five minutes.
3.Add cumin and lentils, combine well. Add stock, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
4.Reduce heat, cover and simmer until lentils are tender and soup is beginning to thicken, about 30 minutes.
5.Add extra stock or water to thin if necessary. Add lemon juice.
6.Serve sprinkled with parsley.
Adapted from: https://www.lentils.ca/recipes/lentil-lemon-soup
Serving Size: 7 1 cup servings
2.Add onion, garlic and hot pepper flakes and cook on low heat for five minutes.
3.Add cumin and lentils, combine well. Add stock, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
4.Reduce heat, cover and simmer until lentils are tender and soup is beginning to thicken, about 30 minutes.
5.Add extra stock or water to thin if necessary. Add lemon juice.
6.Serve sprinkled with parsley.
Adapted from: https://www.lentils.ca/recipes/lentil-lemon-soup
Serving Size: 7 1 cup servings
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 65.5
- Total Fat: 0.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 477.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 11.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
- Protein: 4.4 g
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