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Easy Tomato Soup

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Easy Tomato Soup

Easy tomato soup is one of our favorite soups, and we feel it is the best and tastiest accompaniment to any main dish! Delicious and easy—give it a try.

Total time120 min
Prep50 min
Cook70 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyHard
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Soups and stewsInternationalVegetarianGluten freeNut freeEgg freeHardLong cook

Recipe story

Easy tomato soup is one of our favorite soups, and we feel it is the best and tastiest accompaniment to any main dish! Delicious and easy—give it a try.

Ingredients

  • 6 to 7 ripe tomatoes
  • 2 onions
  • 1 cup crushed lentils
  • Salt + black pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander
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Method

  1. Wash the tomatoes, remove the skins, and cut them into medium-sized pieces.
  2. Place the chopped tomatoes in a blender and purée them.
  3. In a soup pot, heat a little oil and sauté the chopped onion.
  4. When the onion softens and turns golden, add the crushed garlic.
  5. Stir for a few minutes, then add the puréed tomato mixture.
  6. At this stage add 1 cup of washed split (cracked) lentils and let them simmer for a while with the tomato mixture.
  7. If you need some water, you can add it at this stage. Also add the tomato paste.
  8. Add salt, black pepper, and chopped fresh cilantro.
  9. Remove the tomato soup from the heat and serve hot, garnished with a little chopped fresh cilantro.
  10. This easy tomato or cracked-lentil-and-tomato soup recipe comes to you from a friend of the #Sho_Tabkhin website today.
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Notes and serving ideas

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