Vegan Turkish Red Lentil Soup Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Vegan Turkish Red Lentil Soup Recipe). This delicious red lentil soup is super easy to make and full of flavor. It's vegan as well -- win/win! My dad combined a few different recipes over the years and this one was decidedly the winner. It's been made by many people throughout the family and is always met with great compliments! Cannot emphasize enough that you really need to use red lentils for this recipe as it's key to the taste. If you can't find them in your regular grocery store, they are always in stock at the nearest Indian food market. Best served with your favorite freshly baked bread!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 1hr5 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Vegan Turkish Red Lentil Soup Recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 large onions

chopped

2 teaspoons salt

divided

2 sprigs fresh thyme

8 cloves garlic

minced

2 teaspoons ground cumin

2 Turkish bay leaves

6 cups vegetable broth

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

2 cups red lentils

picked over and rinsed

1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste

2 tablespoons dried oregano

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 cups water

4 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley

1 lemon

sliced into wedges

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and 1 teaspoon salt; cook stirring occasionally until softened about 8 minutes. Add thyme sprigs garlic cumin and bay leaves; cook stirring for 1 minute more.

Step 2

Add vegetable broth tomatoes red lentils tomato paste oregano remaining salt and pepper to the saucepan. Cover partially and simmer stirring occasionally until lentils are very soft and falling apart 30 to 45 minutes.

Step 3

Discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Let soup cool briefly about 10 minutes. Transfer 4 cups of soup to a blender; blend until smooth. Mix back into the saucepan. Stir in water. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with chopped parsley and a squirt of lemon juice.

Nutritional Information

Vegan Turkish Red Lentil Soup Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 285.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 16.4g 33%

Carbohydrates: 47.3g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 12.5g 50%

Sugars: 5.3g

Fat: 5.5g 8%

Saturated Fat: 0.6g 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 2070.5IU 41%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.1mg 16%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 18%

Vitamin C: 38.7mg 65%

Folate: 30.6mcg 8%

Calcium: 148.7mg 15%

Iron: 6.8mg 38%

Magnesium: 45.5mg 16%

Potassium: 902.8mg 25%

Sodium: 1091.7mg 44%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 49.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.