Turkish Lentil Soup
This Turkish Lentil Soup recipe is so simple and comforting, and easy to make in less than 30 minutes.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium white onion, peeled and diced
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon Aleppo pepper*
- 6 cups vegetable or chicken stock
- 1 cup red lentils, rinsed and picked over
- 1 small Yukon gold potato, diced into 1/2-inch cubes
- fine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper, to taste
- fresh lemon wedges and chopped fresh herbs (cilantro and/or mint), for serving
Steps
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Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrot, and sauté for 5 minutes until softened, stirring occasionally. Stir in the tomato paste, cumin and Aleppo pepper. Sauté for 1 more minute, stirring occasionally.
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Add the stock, red lentils, potato, and stir to combine. Continue cooking until the soup reaches a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low to maintain the simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the lentils are tender.
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If you would like to purée the soup, use an immersion blender to purée until completely smooth. Or transfer the soup to a traditional blender (I recommend doing this in two batches, so as not to overfill the blender), and carefully purée* until smooth.
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Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Serve warm, garnished with chopped fresh herbs and fresh lemon wedges for squeezing. (The lemon juice is essential, in my opinion, so be sure to add a good squeeze!)
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (18% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| olive oil | 1 tablespoon | - | - |
| medium white onion | 1 | - | - |
| carrot | 1 | - | - |
| tomato paste | 1 tablespoon | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 180 |
| ground cumin | 1 teaspoon | Rp 70.000/kg | Rp 350 |
| Aleppo pepper* | 0.5 teaspoon | - | - |
| vegetable or chicken stock | 6 cups | - | - |
| red lentils | 1 cup | - | - |
| small Yukon gold potato | 1 | - | - |
| fine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper | - | - | - |
| fresh lemon wedges and chopped fresh herbs | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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