Turkish Red Lentil Soup

Turkish Red Lentil Soup

czwartek, 6 lutego 2014

Turkish Red Lentil Soup

Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup red lentil, washed and cleaned
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup mild onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup white potato, peeled and diced
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)

Directions

• 1 Place the red lentils in a colandar and rinse.
• 2 Sift through to remove and debris or damaged beans.
• 3 Place the washed and cleaned lentils into a medium pot with the stock, potatoes, onions and paprika.
• 4 Bring the pot to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
• 5 Loosely place a lid on the pot leaving slightly ajar as to allow some evaporation.
• 6 Cook for 40-40 minutes until the lentils are tender.
• 7 Add salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 Place all but 1 cup of the soup into a blender or food processor and blend briefly.
• 9 Return blended soup to the pot with the reserved cup of soup.
• 10 Heat through.
• 11 Serve.