Turkish Red Lentil Soup

Name: Turkish Red Lentil Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 TBSP olive oil; 1/2 onion (diced); 1 clove garlic (minced); 1/4 cup diced tomatoes (canned, drained); 5 cups chicken stock (vegetable for vegan option); 1/2 cup red lentils; 1/2 cup basmati rice (or wild or brown); 2 TBSP tomato paste; 1 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional); 1 TBSP mint leaves (dried or fresh); 1/2 tsp salt (to taste); 1/2 tsp black pepper (to taste)

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:45min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:00:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories229.8 kcal (11%)

Total Fat7.6 g (11%)

Carbs30.3 g (12%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein10.4 g (21%)

Sodium498.1 mg (25%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 Tbspolive oil

0.5onion

diced

1clove garlic

minced

¼ cupdiced tomatoes canned

drained

5 cupschicken stock

vegetable for vegan option

½ cupred lentils

½ cupbasmati rice

or wild or brown

2 Tbsptomato paste

1 tsppaprika

½ tspred pepper flakes

optional

1 TBSPmint leaves

dried or fresh

½ tspsalt

to taste

½ tspblack pepper

to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook onion until clear, then add the garlic and cook about 2 minutes.

Step 2

Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, lentils, rice, tomato paste, paprika, red pepper flakes, and mint. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the lentils and rice are cooked through (this will take approximately 30 minutes).

Step 3

Pour entire pot into a high-powered blender and pulse into a puree.

Step 4

Pour soup back into pot and simmer, adding salt and pepper to taste, until time to serve.

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