Mediterranean Kitchen Lentil Soup
Mediterranean Kitchen Lentil Soup recipe
Yield
6 servingsPrep
20 minCook
20 minReady
40 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | cups |
lentils
|
|
| 3 | quarts |
water
|
*
|
| 1 ½ | large |
onions
coarsely chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable oil
divided |
|
| ½ | cup |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 | each |
green bell peppers
seeded, membranes removed, coarsely chopped |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
or to taste |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
coarsely ground |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
allspice
ground |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cumin
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 6 | cloves |
garlic
peeled, coarsely chopped |
|
| 1 | cup |
cilantro
fresh, chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
lemon juice
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | l |
lentils
|
|
| 3 | quarts |
water
|
*
|
| 1.5 | large |
onions
coarsely chopped |
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable oil
divided |
|
| 118 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 | each |
green bell peppers
seeded, membranes removed, coarsely chopped |
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
or to taste |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
coarsely ground |
|
| 5 | ml |
allspice
ground |
|
| 5 | ml |
cumin
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 6 | cloves |
garlic
peeled, coarsely chopped |
|
| 237 | ml |
cilantro
fresh, chopped |
|
| 118 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
Directions
Bring lentils and water to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, while preparing the vegetables.
Meanwhile, in small frying pan cook onions in ¼ cup vegetable oil and the olive oil over medium heat.
When onions start to brown, about 10 minutes, add green pepper and cook together for about 2 minutes.
Add onion-pepper combination and oil in which they were cooked to lentils.
Cook lentils about 40 minutes.
Season with salt; pepper, allspice, cumin and cinnamon.
Continue to cook, covered, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes.
Blend garlic with ¼ cup vegetable oil in a blender or with mortar and pestle until puréed and well blended.
When lentils are tender, add cilantro. Turn off heat.
Then add garlic-oil puree.
Stir well.
After a minute, add lemon juice.
Taste and correct seasonings if necessary.
Serve immediately.
