Red Lentil Soup With Lemon

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, more to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch ground chili powder (to taste) or 1 pinch cayenne (to taste)
• 1 quart chicken broth or 1 quart vegetable broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup red lentil
• 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
• 1/2 lemon, juice of (more to taste)
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, heat oil over high heat until hot
• 2 add onion and garlic and saute until golden, about 4 minutes.
• 3 stir in tomato paste, cumin, salt, pepper and chili powder or cayenne pepper, saute 2 more minutes
• 4 add broth, water, lentils, and carrots.
• 5 bring to a simmer, partially cover pot
• 6 simmer at medium-low until lentils are soft, about 30 minutes.
• 7 puree half the soup using an immersion or regular blender and then add it back to the pot. the soup will not be completely smooth.
• 8 stir in lemon juice and cilantro, reheat if necessary before serving.