Authentic Egyptian Red Lentil Soup

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This soup is considered to be a tradition for breaking the Ramadan fast in Egypt and is a traditional "Middle Eastern peace recipe". I got this from a Middle Eastern living blog and decided to share it since I was looking for red lentil recipes. Red lentils can be found in Indian and Middle Eastern grocery stores. This awesome soup is vegan and quite healthy.

by the80srule·published 2009-11-15

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Lentil

Servings

3 servings (a lot), 3 serving(s)

Total time

50 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

235 kcal

Ingredients (11)

serves

1 small onion, finely choppedonion
1 cup red lentil
3 3/4 cups vegetable stock
1 teaspoon saltsalt
1 dash pepperpepper
3/4 teaspoon cumincumin
1/2 teaspoon turmericturmeric
2 tablespoons chopped cilantrocilantro
1 dash cayennecayenne
2 teaspoons lemon juicelemon-juice
olive oil, to drizzleolive-oil

Instructions (4 steps)

01In a large saucepan, put the onion, lentils, veggie stock, the salt and pepper, and simmer about 30 minutes or until the lentils have really softened and somewhat disintegrated.
02Add some water if the soup needs thinning.
03Stir in cumin, turmeric, cilantro, cayenne, and lemon juice.
04Drizzle some olive oil on to your liking and serve with toasted pita triangles.

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