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Lentil Soup with Lemon
Total time65 min
Prep20 min
Cook45 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Soups and stews

ChefLoubna Fawaz

Lentil Soup with Lemon

Lentil soup with lemon... a very nutritious and delicious soup. It contains Swiss chard and potatoes, in addition to lentils and lemon. This soup is vegetarian, but some like to add ground meat to it.

Lentil soup with lemon... an easy and quick soup to prepare, and most importantly, the result is delicious.

Ingredients

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  • 4 Swiss chard leaves with their tender stems
  • 1/4 cup red lentils
  • 1 potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • Juice of 2 lemons or 8 tablespoons
  • A pinch of cinnamon
  • A pinch of salt
  • A pinch of cumin
  • A pinch of white pepper

Method

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  1. In a pot, heat the oil and sauté the chopped onion and crushed garlic until they soften
  2. After washing well, cut the chard leaves with their ribs into small pieces and add them
  3. Add the small potato cubes and stir
  4. After a short while or just a few minutes, add the washed, drained lentils and cover the pot's contents with water
  5. When the lentils are cooked, add the flour and stir well .. the flour helps thicken the soup slightly
  6. Add the lemon juice and spices and stir, then let the soup boil for only an additional three minutes and serve
  7. To make the tasty mushroom soup, here is the link: Mushroom soup

Recipe tags

Soups and stewsInternationalVegetarianDairy freeNut freeMediumLong cook

Notes and serving ideas

  • Mushroom Soup

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Loubna Fawaz

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