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Red Lentil Soup with Bacon
Red Lentil Soup with Bacon blends thick-cut bacon, grated carrot, diced onion and bell pepper with tomato paste, paprika, and red lentils simmered in water with bay leaves. Pureed until smooth and seasoned with salt, this soup is garnished with crispy bacon pieces and fresh scallions for texture and flavor contrast.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
385 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 6 lices Bacon thick-cut
- 1 carrot medium, grated
- 1 onion medium, diced
- 1 bell pepper large, diced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp paprika sweet
- 16 oz red lentils
- 10 cups water
- bay leaf
- salt to taste
- scallion fresh, to garnish
Instructions
- Cut the bacon into medium-sized (about ½ inch) pieces. Cook it over high heat until it turns golden brown.
- Reduce the heat to medium, remove the bacon, and set aside. To the same pot, add the carrot, onion, and bell pepper.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, or until the vegetables begin to soften.
- Add the tomato paste and paprika, and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the lentils, water, and bay leaves. Cover with a lid and cook for 30 minutes.
- After the soup is cooked through, remove the bay leaves and discard. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until smooth. Add salt to taste.
- Serve the soup topped with the reserved bacon pieces and freshly chopped scallion.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
385kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
46g
(15%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.004g
(0%)
Sodium
14mg
(1%)
Potassium
447mg
(10%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
100IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1.7mg
(2%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
4.1mg
(23%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 385
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 385kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.004g | 0% |
| Sodium | 14mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 447mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 100IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.7mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 4.1mg | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.