Mediterranean
Turkish Red Lentil Soup
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Turkish Red Lentil Soup is Mediterranean home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre, the protein alongside, and the soup. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium and soften the onion, carrot, and garlic, about 6 minutes.
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Stir in the tomato paste, cumin, and paprika and cook 1 minute.
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Add the rinsed red lentils and broth, bring to a boil, then simmer until the lentils are soft and falling apart, about 25 minutes.
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Blend the soup smooth with an immersion blender and season it with salt.
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Thin with a little water if needed to reach a silky consistency.
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Serve with a squeeze of lemon and a drizzle of olive oil.
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Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Turkish Red Lentil Soup carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.
| Allergen | In this dish |
|---|---|
| Peanuts | No |
| Tree nuts | No |
| Dairy | No |
| Gluten | No |
| Shellfish | No |
| Eggs | No |
| Soy | No |
| Fish | No |
| Sesame | No |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 370 kcal
- Protein
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 53 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 10 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 680 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Turkish Red Lentil Soup takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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