Vegan Turkish Red Lentil Soup
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Vegan Turkish Red Lentil Soup

1. Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
2. Onions, chopped - 2 large
3. Salt, divided - 2 teaspoons
4. Fresh thyme - 2 sprigs
5. Garlic, minced - 8 cloves
6. Ground cumin - 2 teaspoons
7. Turkish bay leaves - 2
8. Vegetable broth - 6 cups
9. Crushed tomatoes - 1 (28 ounce) can
10. Red lentils, picked over and rinsed - 2 cups
11. Tomato paste - 1 ½ tablespoons
12. Dried oregano - 2 tablespoons
13. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon
14. Water - 2 cups
15. Chopped flat-leaf parsley - 4 tablespoons
16. Lemon, sliced into wedges - 1

How to cook deliciously - Vegan Turkish Red Lentil Soup

1. Stage

Heat olive oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and 1 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes. Add thyme sprigs, garlic, cumin, and bay leaves; cook, stirring, for 1 minute more.

2. Stage

Add vegetable broth, tomatoes, red lentils, tomato paste, oregano, remaining salt, and pepper to the saucepan. Cover partially and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lentils are very soft and falling apart, 30 to 45 minutes.

3. Stage

Discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Let soup cool briefly, about 10 minutes. Transfer 4 cups of soup to a blender; blend until smooth. Mix back into the saucepan. Stir in water. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with chopped parsley and a squirt of lemon juice.