Red Lentil Soup

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 30min
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Soup made from red lentils is a recipe with fresh ingredients in the stew category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

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Ingredients

  • 200 g red lentils
  • 1 onion
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 300 ml orange juice
  • 300 ml carrot juice
  • 1 tsp instant vegetable broth
  • Salt
  • Pepper (freshly ground)
  • 2 pinch cumin (ground)
  • 2 tsp Curry powder
  • 50 ml heavy cream
  • coriander leaves (for garnish)

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Rinse the lentils in a sieve. Peel and dice the onion. Heat the olive oil in a pot and sauté the onion cubes until translucent. Add the lentils and deglaze with orange and carrot juice. Season with vegetable broth, salt, pepper, cumin, and curry.

  2. 2.

    Bring to a boil and simmer covered over low heat for about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove 4 tbsp of lentils from the pot as a garnish and puree the remaining soup with a blender. Add the cream and bring to a gentle boil.

  3. 3.

    Serve the soup in deep bowls and scatter the reserved lentils on top. Garnish with fresh coriander.