100 Must-Try Vegan Meals: Easy Lentil Soup

Name: 100 Must-Try Vegan Meals: Easy Lentil Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 large onion, diced; 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 2 cups carrots, diced; 1 celery stalk, sliced optional; ½ teaspoon salt, more to taste ( see notes); ½ teaspoon black pepper; 1 medium tomato, diced; 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin; ½ teaspoon chili powder, or red paprika (not smoked); 1 cup red lentils; 4 cups vegetable broth; 1 cup water; Generous pinch cayenne pepper; Large squeeze of fresh lemon juice

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Prep:15minCook:30min

Explore our top 100 vegan recipes—chef-crafted, flavorful, and reader-approved. Whether you simply want to include more plants in your life, incorporate more vegan meals into your week, or fully embrace the vegan diet, I hope that these recipes will show you how easy and approachable vegan cooking can be, without sacrificing flavor: Easy Red Lentil Soup

Updated at: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:59:04 GMT