Beans & Legumes

Simple Turkish Lentil Soup

9 INGREDIENTS • 3 STEPS • 30MINS

Simple Turkish Lentil Soup

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This recipe for traditional Turkish lentil soup is not only easy to make but also satisfying!

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This recipe for traditional Turkish lentil soup is not only easy to make but also satisfying!

Anatolian Kitchen

The purpose of Anatolian Kitchen is to make simple, nutritionally-conscious versions of traditional Turkish foods in your own kitchen.

30MINS

Total Time

$1.25

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

4

us / metric

1 1/2 Tbsp

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

1

Small Onion

1

Small Carrot

1 1/2 cups

Yellow Lentils

or Red Lentils

5 cups

Vegetable Broth

or Chicken Broth, Beef Broth

1/2 tsp

Ground Black Pepper

1

optional

to taste

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

1

Small Potato

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories

378

Fat

6.3 g

Protein

20.7 g

Carbs

63.3 g

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Anatolian Kitchen

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Cooking Instructions

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step 1

Heat Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (1 1/2 Tbsp) on medium-low heat in a large soup pot and add chopped Onion (1) , Carrot (1), and Potato (1). Allow vegetables to soften, about 5 minutes, while stirring every minute or so.

step 1 Heat Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (1 1/2 Tbsp) on medium-low heat in a large soup pot and add chopped Onion (1) , Carrot (1), and Potato (1). Allow vegetables to soften, about 5 minutes, while stirring every minute or so.

step 2

Add Yellow Lentils (1 1/2 cups), Vegetable Broth (5 cups), and Ground Black Pepper (1/2 tsp). Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Allow to cook, covered, for 20 minutes, until lentils have become swollen with water and are falling apart.

step 2 Add Yellow Lentils (1 1/2 cups), Vegetable Broth (5 cups), and Ground Black Pepper (1/2 tsp). Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Allow to cook, covered, for 20 minutes, until lentils have become swollen with water and are falling apart.

step 3

Blend the soup using a hand-held blender or a regular standing one in a few batches. Taste and add salt if necessary. Serve soup hot, and with a wedge cut from the Lemon (1), Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (to taste) and whole wheat bread.

step 3 Blend the soup using a hand-held blender or a regular standing one in a few batches. Taste and add salt if necessary. Serve soup hot, and with a wedge cut from the Lemon (1), Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (to taste) and whole wheat bread.

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Beans & Legumes

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