14-Jihad's Favorite Lentil Soup

Name: 14-Jihad''s Favorite Lentil Soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup lentils; 2 TBSP rice; 6 cups water; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1/4 tsp allspice; 1 chopped onion; 1 TBSP oil; 1/4 cup chopped parsley; Juice of one lemon (opt)

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 70

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 cup lentils2 TBSP rice6 cups water1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp cumin1/4 tsp allspice1 chopped onion1 TBSP oil1/4 cup chopped parsleyJuice of one lemon (opt)

Directions

Place lentils, rice and water in a large saucepan and boil 1 hour or until soft. Transfer to a blender and process, if desired. (Or you can gently mash the lentils with a potato masher) Place back into pan and add allspice, cumin and salt and simmer. Meanwhile, fry onion in the oil in a small frying pan until the onion is soft, but not brown; add to soup. boil 10 more minutes. Add parsley and lemon juice, remove from heat and serve.

Yields 8 one cup servings

I use more like 1 tsp of cumin--we like the flavor.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 59.4
Total Fat: 1.9 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 151.4 mg
Total Carbs: 8.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
Protein: 2.7 g

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Member Reviews

EVER-HOPEFUL
i liked it as a soup but loved it when i addedlots of garlich(i am a garlich fan)and reduced it rightdown,purreed it all after the onions were in and had it like a dip similar to humus.it was also nice that way as a sauce accoplishment to baked fish.just added a bit of coriander to it for the fish . - 8/15/09