Spicy Sizzle Red Lentil Soup
photo by PaulaG
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
8 -1 cup servings
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 29.57 ml extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 onions, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 9.85 ml ground cumin
- 1892.72 ml reduced-sodium vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
- 354.88 ml red lentils, rinsed (see Tip)
- 78.78 ml bulgur
- 29.58 ml tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- 44.37 ml lemon juice
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 4.92 ml paprika
- 4.92 ml cayenne pepper
directions
- Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cumin; cook for 1 minute.
- Add broth, lentils, bulgur, tomato paste and bay leaf; bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Cover and cook over low heat until the lentils and bulgur are very tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.
- Ladle about 4 cups of the soup into a food processor (or blender) and puree. Return the pureed soup to the soup pot and heat through. Stir in lemon juice and season with pepper.
- Just before serving, ladle the soup into bowls. Heat the remaining 4 teaspoons olive oil in a small skillet and stir in the paprika and cayenne. Drizzle about 1/2 teaspoon of the sizzling spice mixture over each bowlful and serve immediately.
- TIP - You can replace red lentils with brown lentils; add 1/2 cup water and simmer 40 to 45 minutes.
- MAKE AHEAD TIP - Prepare through Step 3. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
kitty.rock
Orlando, Florida