easy lemon red lentil soup

easy lemon red lentil soup
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 7
  • 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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Number of Servings: 7

Ingredients

    •1/4 teaspoon oil (use a cooking spray/spray bottle)
    •1 onion, chopped
    •2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    •pinch hot red pepper flakes
    •1 tsp cumin
    •1½ cups dry split red lentils, cleaned and rinsed
    •6 cups vegetable stock
    •2 tbsp lemon juice
    •2 tbsp fresh parsley (or cilantro / coriander), finely chopped
    •salt and pepper to taste

Directions

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: http://www.lentils.ca/recipes/lentil-lemon-soup

Serving Size: 7 1 cup servings