Name: Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Mint
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Onion, diced - ½; Garlic, minced - 1 clove; Diced tomatoes, drained - ¼ cup; Chicken stock - 5 cups; Red lentils - ½ cup; Fine bulgur - ¼ cup; Rice - ¼ cup; Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons; Dried mint - 1 tablespoon; Paprika - 1 teaspoon; Cayenne pepper (Optional) - ½ teaspoon; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - ½ teaspoon

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.