The Soup Will SAVE THE WORLD! 🍵 Lentil Soup Recipe with a Variety of DELICIOUS Toppings!

Today I want to share with you, our number one soup; lentil soup. 🍵 I have never met anyone who doesn’t like this soup. It was one of the five dishes I loved when I was a child. It is very easy to make, cheap, nutritious and keeps you happy and warm for along time. Plus, with small tricks you can turn this soup into a fulfilling main course with low calories!

Servings: 6-8
Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 3 minutes
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

2 cups red lentils
8 cups water
1 large onion, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken stock
1 heaped teaspoon salt

• Rinse the lentils for about two minutes under cold running water to remove any excess dirt and starch.
• Place the lentils and onion in a medium sized pot and fill with the water.
• Boil for 10-15 minutes until it becomes a thick puree.
• Collect the white foam forming on top while boiling. This foam gives the soup a greyish color and makes it harder to digest.
• To make the meyane (roux), melt the butter in a pan and add the flour.
• Cook for a couple of minutes until it smells like roasted nuts and becomes light brown.
• Pour in the chicken stock into the pan and whisk constantly.
• Add the mixture to the soup and season with the salt.
• Lastly, blend the soup with an immersion blender till the texture becomes creamy and smooth.
Your velvety lentil soup is ready and it is such a good base that you can top with many things and turn the soup into an incredible meal. For the classical one, top with red pepper flakes and squeeze some lemon. In Cyprus, it is really common -and delicious- to add black olives to soup and adding croutons is always a good idea. You can always sprinkle some roasted kadayif instead of croutons. If you want your soup as a main coarse, top with some meatballs, red beans and coriander. For a lighter version, salad, croutons and some sesame seeds would be great! Last but not least, Bahar’s favorite - yogurt, black pepper, red pepper, olives and parsley

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90 % of turkish families eat this plain type with lemon maybe croutons on it, , , , one more additional tip, sauteting washed lentils with sliced onions and oil (plus Diced medium carrot and potato optional) for 3-4 minutes before adding water (Keep an eye Dont Brown the lentils), Really gives a super taste Just try, , ,

[michellemeyer]

I love, love, love red and yellow lentils. I’m Sicilian, we have so much Greek and Arabic influence in our dishes. When I make this I start with sautéing garlic, onion and red pepper flakes. Then I do the same as you I add tiny meatballs, or toasted almonds or walnuts, pieces of garlicky bread. I have to try the olives! I love you Refika! I pray that this is truly “healing soup” because the world can sure use it. Especially in America. Sending you love and beautiful vibes.❤️

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This is very similar to daal. Daal chawal (lentil and rice) with achar (oil based pickles) and raita (yogurt salad) is one of the best meals ever. Much love from Pakistan.

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We grew up eating lentil soup. It was a predominant meal in our house hold, especially during lent season. We usually add turmeric, curry, and fried onion. It's delicious!

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It's really nice how you re-use the starchy water to feed your tomatoes. Very wise 😊

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Native Texan here! I found lentil soup recipe in a book at library. I was looking for recipes to feed my 4 children in the 80’s that was cheap! I remember paying 25 cents for 1 pound of lentils!! My children and I loved it and so did my grocery budget!😂

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