Turkish-Style Red Lentil Soup
Turkey · Plant-based · No. 192

Turkish-Style Red Lentil Soup

A single portion of Turkish cooking, ready in 21 minutes with 6 minutes of prep. Vegetarian, and written for one, so there is nothing to halve.

Prep
6 min
Cook
15 min
Total
21 min
Serves
1
Veg

Method

  1. 1

    Fry the onion in a splash of oil over medium heat for 4 minutes until soft.

  2. 2

    Rinse the lentils, add to the pan with the cumin, paprika and 400ml water.

  3. 3

    Simmer for 12 minutes until the lentils are soft, then blitz or mash until smooth.

  4. 4

    Season to taste, then serve with a squeeze of lemon and the crusty bread.

Use up the rest

Cooking this for one leaves ½ lemon. These recipes finish them off, so plan one later in the same week.

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