Red Lentil Soup
Red Lentil Soup is the perfect homemade soup - nourishing, delicious and filling, and simple to make. Vegan and gluten-free too!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 153kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 cup diced sweet onion
- 1/2 cup diced sweet red pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped carrots
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp. each curry and ground cumin
- 1 tsp each ground turmeric, paprika, and ground cardamom
- 2 cups vegetable broth, lower sodium
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup red lentils, dried, rinsed
- 1 whole dried, hot red chili pepper (optional)
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp white pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil in large pot, add onions, peppers, carrots and garlic and sauté until tender.
- Add curry, cumin, turmeric, paprika, and cardamom and cook another minute stirring constantly.
- Pour in broth and water. Add lentils, dried chili pepper, ginger and parsley. Bring to a low boil, reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes until lentils are soft.
- Remove from heat and blend with a stick blender until desired consistency. If desired, skip this step and serve without blending.
- Stir in lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Serve immediately.
Notes
This soup is wonderful served with a dollop of sour cream or our Cilantro Lime Crema (use vegan sour cream or Greek yogurt if desired)