Middle Eastern Lentil Soup

Name: Middle Eastern Lentil Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 medium onion⁣; 1 cup carrots (chopped); 1 tbsp olive oil⁣; 2 tsp cumin⁣; ½ tsp turmeric ⁣; 1 ½ cups red lentils ⁣; 2 cups water⁣; 4 cups vegetable broth ⁣; 1 tbsp garlic ⁣; 3 tbsp lemon juice ⁣; ½ cup plain non fat Greek yogurt; 1 tsp garlic ⁣ (minced); Splash of lemon juice⁣; Water to thin ⁣; 1 Roma tomato ⁣

Red lentils, onions, and carrots make up the bulk of this lentil soup that is flavored by lemon juice, turmeric, and cumin. You can top this soup with a lemon garlic yogurt sauce for even more flavor.

PREP TIME

10 Minutes

COOK TIME

25 Minutes

Per Serving – Makes 4

427 Calories

69g C | 27g P | 4.8g F

How to Make Middle Eastern Lentil Soup

Middle Eastern Lentil Soup

4.17 from 12 votes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings: 4

Nutrition

Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 4.8g

Red lentils, onions, and carrots make up the bulk of this soup that is flavored by lemon juice, turmeric, and cumin. You can top this soup with a lemon garlic yogurt sauce for even more flavor.

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Ingredients

For the Soup

1 medium (200 g) onion⁣
1 cup (150 g) carrots chopped
1 tbsp (15 g) olive oil⁣
2 tsp (6 g) cumin⁣
½ tsp (2 g) turmeric ⁣
1 ½ cups (350 g) red lentils ⁣
2 cups (480 ml) water⁣
4 cups (960 ml) vegetable broth ⁣
1 tbsp (15 g) garlic ⁣
3 tbsp (45 ml) lemon juice ⁣

For the Yogurt

½ cup (100 g) plain non fat Greek yogurt
1 tsp (5 g) garlic ⁣ minced
(1 ml) Splash of lemon juice⁣
Water to thin ⁣
1 (60 g) Roma tomato ⁣

Instructions

For the Soup

Cut the onion and carrot into a small dice. Mince the garlic. ⁣
Add 1 tbsp of oil to a large stock pot and sauté onion, carrot, and garlic for 3-5 minutes. ⁣
Add in the turmeric and cumin. Stir. ⁣
Add in the lentils, water, and broth. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to low to simmer for 15 minutes. ⁣
Stir in lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. ⁣

For the Yogurt

Mix a splash of lemon and garlic into the yogurt. Top the soup with yogurt and tomato. ⁣

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Keyword: 30 minutes or less, free, soup, under 10 ingredients

NUTRITIONAL INFO FOR THE Middle Eastern Lentil Soup

The information in this table represents the estimate for the total nutrition of the recipe as it is written. If you wanted to split the recipe into more or less servings than what is originally listed you can use this table to determine the nutritional estimates. If you update the number of servings in the “Servings” field of the recipe above, the information in these tables are no longer accurate as you have updated the ingredients.

Servings

Carbs

275.9g

Protein

107.8g

Fat

19.1g

Calories

1706.7 cals

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This Post Has 4 Comments

Y B April 2, 2022 Reply

Easy to make, doesn’t take very long, and super yummy! The lemon garlic yogurt added a surprising amount of flavor
1. Josh Cortis April 4, 2022 Reply
  
  thank you 😎
npin September 4, 2022 Reply

Loved it, definitely going to be a winter staple
Sean Rahaman-Singh May 15, 2025 Reply

Excellent and the touch of lemon juice is the icing on top