Turkish

Turkish Red Lentil Soup

A smooth red lentil soup with cumin, lemon and paprika butter.

Prep10 min
Cook30 min
DifficultyEasy
Base servings4.00
Turkish Red Lentil Soup

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Scaling note: Soup thickens as it scales; add extra stock to loosen.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 200 g red lentils, rinsed
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 litre vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp butter or oil
  • 0.5 tsp paprika
  • 1 lemon

Method

  1. Cook onion, carrot and garlic until softened.
  2. Add lentils, cumin and stock; simmer until lentils collapse.
  3. Blend until smooth.
  4. Warm butter with paprika and drizzle over each bowl with lemon.

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