Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Mint
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Mint

1. Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
2. Onion, diced - ½
3. Garlic, minced - 1 clove
4. Diced tomatoes, drained - ¼ cup
5. Chicken stock - 5 cups
6. Red lentils - ½ cup
7. Fine bulgur - ¼ cup
8. Rice - ¼ cup
9. Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
10. Dried mint - 1 tablespoon
11. Paprika - 1 teaspoon
12. Cayenne pepper (Optional) - ½ teaspoon
13. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Mint

1. Stage

Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Add onion and sauté until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add diced tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes.

2. Stage

Stir in chicken stock, lentils, bulgur, rice, tomato paste, mint, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until lentils and rice are tender, about 30 minutes.

3. Stage

Purée soup with an immersion blender until smooth.