Middle Eastern Lentil Soup
4.10 from 11 votes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Keyword: 30 minutes or less, free, soup, under 10 ingredients
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 427kcal
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 4.8g
NUTRITIONAL INFO FOR THE Middle Eastern Lentil Soup
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Servings
Carbs
275.9g
Protein
107.8g
Fat
19.1g
Calories
1706.7 cals
This Post Has 3 Comments
Easy to make, doesn’t take very long, and super yummy! The lemon garlic yogurt added a surprising amount of flavor
thank you 😎
Loved it, definitely going to be a winter staple