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Turkish Red Lentil Soup

Gently simmered lentils and white potato, warmed with paprika.

50 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Serves
4

Ingredients

Time
Prep 5 min · Cook 45 min · 50 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Place the red lentils in a colandar and rinse. Sift through to remove and debris or damaged beans.

  2. 2

    Place the washed and cleaned lentils into a medium pot with the stock, potatoes, onions and paprika.

  3. 3

    Bring the pot to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Loosely place a lid on the pot leaving slightly ajar as to allow some evaporation.

  4. 4

    Cook for 40-40 minutes until the lentils are tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place all but 1 cup of the soup into a blender or food processor and blend briefly.

    40 min
  5. 5

    Return blended soup to the pot with the reserved cup of soup. Heat through. Serve.

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