4.7 from 9 votes
Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Red Lentil Soup is the best comfort food for a cold or rainy day. Packed full of vegetables and spices, this easy soup recipe is hearty enough for a meal.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 8
Calories: 298 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 medium white onion , chopped
- 3 carrots , chopped
- 3 celery ribs , chopped
- 4 garlic cloves , minced
- 3 plum tomatoes , stems removed cut into qaurters
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 3/4 teaspoon ancho chile powder
- 2 cups red lentils
- 8 cups vegetable stock
- 2 lemons , wedged
- 1 cup Tzatziki sauce
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- In dutch oven, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, garlic and tomatoes. Saute over medium heat, stirring as necessary until ingredients soften, approximately 10 minutes.
- Add cumin, coriander and chile powder, cook until fragrant, 3 minutes.
- Add lentils and vegetable stock. Simmer over moderately low heat until the lentils are very soft, approximately 30 minutes. Stir 2-3 times to prevent lentils from sticking together.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Using an immersion blender, puree the mixture directly in the Dutch oven. Season with fine sea salt.
- Serve in a small soup bowl with a dollop of cold tzatziki in the center and fresh lemon wedges. Squeeze lemon juice onto soup right before eating.
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Notes
- *If you don't have tzatziki, use plain Greek yogurt.
Nutrition Information
Calories
298kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
1415mg
(59%)
Potassium
664mg
(19%)
Fiber
15g
(60%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
4930IU
(99%)
Vitamin C
22.8mg
(25%)
Calcium
97mg
(10%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 298
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 298kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 1415mg | 59% |
| Potassium | 664mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 15g | 60% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 4930IU | 99% |
| Vitamin C | 22.8mg | 25% |
| Calcium | 97mg | 10% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.