Greek Red Lentil Soup Recipe from The Mediterranean Dish

This creamy red lentil soup, prepared Greek-style, will surprise your taste buds in the best way possible!

INGREDIENTS:
🔹 Extra virgin olive oil (I used Early Harvest)
🔹 1 large onion, chopped
🔹 3 garlic cloves, minced
🔹 2 carrots, chopped
🔹 3 tsp dry oregano
🔹 1 1/2 tsp cumin
🔹 1 tsp rosemary
🔹 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
🔹 2 dry bay leaves
🔹 1 cup crushed tomatoes (from a can)
🔹 7 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
🔹 2 cups red lentils, rinsed and drained
🔹 Kosher salt
🔹 Zest of 1 lemon
🔹 Juice of 2 lemons
🔹 Fresh parsley for garnish
🔹 Crumbled feta cheese to serve, optional

[totm]

I have tasted lentil soup from almost every social and cultural context. Its a dish I prepare frequently as it is a real antidote to our grim northern winter weather. But I have to say that this is the very best lentil soup I have ever tasted, without any doubt or reservation. Thank you for sharing this with us. It is absolutely sublime.

[dalibelsantiago]

I have to tell you this is the most amazing and delicious soup I have ever made! I am learning with you a lot of recipes that are helping me with my diet and weight loss!!! Thank you!

[CamirrasKitchen]

I tried this tonight and it was amazing!! i added in extra veggies and some shredded turkey to make it a little more hearty since i dont eat bread. this was awesome!

[marenkuether-ulberg]

Greek lentil soup is my manna. I grew up eating it and always will. When i moved to Greece (Crete) i was delighted when i found that one of my friends and co-worker Nicos regularly potted a good lentil soup for lunch, just like my mom taught me. We used regular green lentils, lots and lots of Greek olive oil, garlic, some onion (not too much), mash up a bunch of tomatoes, water, salt, pepper, Greek oregano, a bay leaf, maybe ditanny. When almost done add a big handful of sliced spinach & parsley, or any nice leafy green or field green (if tough add earlier). Add the lemon or some wine must vinegar. Chewy bread, a salad, with feta & olives, coffee & wine makes a great dinner. Soup or dachos/dakhos... my fav. Breakfast, elevanses, lunch or dinner. Dakhos are twice baked and dried whole meal risks, sliced or broken open, sprinkled with a bit of H2O to rehydrate and slathered with a grating of garlic and tomato, olive oil, feta and a bit of pepper and oregano. I miss those sooo much!

[KSParks]

Just made a pot of this and it's EXCELLENT!!! It's out of this world! You get this lovely earthy soup, and a little bite of lemon zest here, a little perfume of cumin there, then some oregano.. Then the tang of the lemon juice, just exquisite and garnishing with the fresh parsley, feta and drizzle of olive oil!!! Just so delicious I could have poured it over my head and bathed in it. It's that good! Bravo!

[marcushendriksen]

So I made this very recipe tonight, and I have one thing to say: if you haven't tried it yet already, do! You will not regret it! In my version I used whole canned (peeled) tomatoes; I think the consistency I got was a bit chunkier (and I love chunky soups). Other than that the game plan was the same... and here I am, simultaneously stuffing my face and trying to savour it (a tricky balance!)

[marissaortega]

Tried this and it’s THE BEST recipe for red lentils, honestly. The sweetness from the carrots and onion mixed with the acid of the crushed tomatoes, perfection!! I put a little more crushed tomatoes than the recipe called for and more pepper flakes 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

[aussiejubes]

I made this today. I added a few roasted Roma tomatoes I needed to use up but followed the recipe other than that and it's so amazingly delicious. I did add the feta and I've never had anything like that. Loved sweeping this soup up with my fresh crusty bread 🤤

[tanvav]

TY for all you do! I will add this to my soup recipe folder. I could eat Greek food everyday & not be sick & tired of it.

[billiestando]

I started making this recipe two years ago and it’s still one of my favorite recipes! 😋

[missthunderstormable]

my ex hairdresser is greek and she looks just like this lady! anyway I tried Turkish lentil soup and they put a lot of mint leaves. it s nice, but i ll try it this way next time, basically the difference is in oregano, cumin and rosemary.
I do it often and it lasts the whole week in a fridge, v good for dinner.Tip: dont put the lemon juice in the whole thing, but as you eat it, add just before eating into your own bowl. so that next day when you reheat it, you do not reheat it with the lemon juice. just add some when you eat it.

[hostesswiththemostess]

OMG: Red Lentil + Greek Style = perfect soup....We are going to cook this for our channel. Thanks for the inspiration

[spiritcloud]

I made this and it is amazing, the feta cheese and blending the soup is a must. Tip: if you don't have an immersion blender you can blend the soup in a blender and return to pot.

[JacquelineRPrice]

I love lentils and dahl. This will definitely be tried.

[matthewjeffers]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe with me. I didn’t have any feta so I used queso fresco crumbled to top it off. Absolutely Delicious! Simple to make but difficult to stop eating it😋

[medpilot]

OMG, I love this woman! Suzy, your recipes are all scrumptious, and you are just so much fun to watch. I would give anything to have you as a guest in our kitchen. Hey, Food Network....are you paying attention?!?

[anilabullari]

Is one of my favourite soup this one.Now me as a Greek and as cook, will recommend to take out the oregano, it doesn't go in this soup and instead of lemon, add vinegar from red wine. Try it 😋😋😋

[Lijoje]

Oh my god! Thank you for such a wonderful recipe. I’m going to try this right now. Thank you for the straight talk, no bs, just to the point.

[toulousse]

This soup is the best. I make it all the time. Easy and full of flavour

[josephsechler]

Made it for the second time this month. Best lentil soup I have made for the family yet.