Greek Lentil Soup (φακές)

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φακές

1 pound dry lentils
2 carrots, peeled and diced
1 onion, diced
6 garlic cloves, chopped
¼ cup olive oil
15 ounces canned, pureed tomatoes
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Fresh chopped parsley for garnish
Optional: feta cheese and toasted bread
 
Place the onions, garlic, carrots, and olive oil in a large pot. Cook for 15 minutes over medium heat until vegetables are tender.
Rinse the lentils with cool water until the water runs clear.
Add the rinsed lentils to the pot along with the salt, pepper, tomato puree, oregano, and 12 cups water.
Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to medium and cook for 35 minutes or until the lentils are tender.
Adjust seasoning to your preferred taste.
Add more water if needed.
Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with some feta cheese and warm hearty bread slices.
Once completely cool, this soup can be stored in the freezer for a month.
Enjoy!

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Dimitra has a light touch and a very smooth approach to cooking, making her ideal to follow in cooking instructions. The same simple dish by Akis, who is a bit of a showman - nothing wrong with the show business btw - fills you with anxieties of performance. Under Dimitra's direction, everything feels natural and the way it should be. A big thumbs up!

Athenaikos
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Thank you, made this tonight. Delicious! Just like all of your other recipes. Just getting ready to make the bread. Faki, fresh homemade bread - perfect healthy meal.

fuwvcch
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I made this. It was soooo good. Thanks for the recipe.

juanramos.jr.
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Love this soup. Am so glad you didn’t use broth. Water is the only thing needed for this soup. I drizzle olive oil in it. So good.

natalialopes
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Watching your videos always makes me hungry, I'm gonna try to make this today!

mirenamiano
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I‘ve just finished cooking this soup, a huge pot of it because I am going to freeze part of it. Cook once, eat three times - that’s my motto! 😉 It tastes delicious, can’t wait till it’s dinner time here in Germany. I have a pic, but I have no idea how to post it here.

kikibe
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I love lentils and I know that this will be SO good! 🙂

toni
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Italians cook the lentil soup almost like this as well - it's soo healthy!

demeter
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Nice recipe Dimitra as always. One of the frequent dishes my mother used to cook for us on Wednesdays or Fridays, which are fasting days for Orthodox Christians anyway, the vegan version. Strangely enough this is one of the dishes that most small children love! So I suggest people do this for their children, it's healthy, tasty and good for kids and everybody!

parists
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I made this soup last Sunday in my instant pot. It was so good. I just pressure cooked it for 15 minutes. I also made it Weight Watchers friendly by only using 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Keep up the great work. :)

acatslifepisicaslife
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Yes, vinegar! My Greek in-laws always put vinegar when they make beans for both taste and it helps it be less gassy.

LHTzavalas
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I just saw your red lentil soup recipe thinking thats what i bought, nope french green ones and decided to see if you had a similar recipe. You do fantastic i can go ahead and make this tomorrow.

tassiegirl
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I make this in my instant pot 😋 very close to your recipe

juliadavid
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This is delicious and tastes even better and faster in a pressure cooker.

angelchop
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NOT ONLY YOUR RECEPIES ARE VERY GOOD YOU ARE VERY NICE SWEET AND VERY WELL MANNERED.... I WISH VERY NICE HAPPY NEW YEAR WITH LOTS OF HEALTH AND SUCCESS.... GOD BLESS U...M

themysterious-_-
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Nice vid and authentic recipe. Next time you can throw in some bay leeves, that is how we cook it in northern Greece. Keep them vids coming!

McPhist
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The colour of your earrings match that of your pot! Nice!

chris
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Will definitely try this and thank you for sharing! Can you share your version of Imam recipe in future video?!

lynscorner
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That's close to how I cook fakes tbh, though I mix in the additional vegetables that go into fasolada and a florina pepper, as well as half a demitasse cup of balsamic vinegar while it's cooking (that's the name for ellinikos cups, right?).

Edit: Try the lemony version they make in sterea ellada, it's easier to eat when the weather is getting hot. The ancient-style recipe is pretty good too, if you have quality oregano still on the stem, there's a video on it called fakes egglouvis (don't need to have the laukada variety of lentils ofc).

dimz
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What type vinegar would you suggest? I love vinegar 😋

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