Soups and stews
ChefOla Faour
Easy Lentil Soup
Cracked lentil soup is one of the easiest soups to make... and this recipe in particular is very, very easy! It's totally doable, and you'll tell us yourself how it tastes!
Lentil soup made at home, no easier way
Ingredients
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- 1 cup yellow split lentils
- 1 onion, sliced into wedges
- olive oil
- 1 carrot
- 1 potato
- 1 clove garlic
- a few parsley leaves
- 1 celery stalk - optional
- 5 cups water, or as needed
- salt
- a pinch of turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- lemon juice, for serving
Method
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- Sauté the onion wedges in olive oil until softened
- Add the chopped carrot, diced potato, garlic clove, parsley, and celery, one after the other, stirring as you go
- After a little while (do not wait for them to cook through), add the rinsed and drained lentils and the water
- When the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat and let the pot simmer gently until all the ingredients are tender
- Using a blender, blend the ingredients and return the soup to the pot
- Add the salt, turmeric, and cumin, and let it boil for just 5 more minutes
- Serve immediately with a squeeze of lemon juice, or to taste
- Also from Wotfa, enjoy Quinoa Salad
- Also from Wotfa's delicious recipes, learn how to make Beef Burger
Recipe tags
Soups and stewsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Quinoa Salad
- Beef Burger
