Middle Eastern Lentil Soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 6
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- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups of red/yellow lentils
- 8 cups of chicken/vegetable stock
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Handful of chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Juice of half a lemon
Method
step 1
Heat oil in a pan and gently fry the chopped onions for 5 minutes.step 2
Add the chopped garlic, turmeric and cumin and continue cooking for a few minutes more.step 3
Stir in the lentils, add the stock and cook for 35 minutes. Stir several times during cooking, especially towards the end, to prevent lentils from sticking to base of pan.step 4
Toss in parsley, stir in lemon juice and leave to cook for 2-3 minutes more.step 5
No blending is necessary unless you want it really smooth.step 6
Serve with chunks of crusty bread.
