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Bonnie Stern's Lentil Soup is for Soup.

Bonnie Stern's Lentil Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Bonnie Stern's Lentil Soup takes 40 minutes to cook.

Bonnie Stern's Lentil Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Bonnie Stern's Lentil Soup are:

I cup Red Lentils (Puy lentils are also good)
I tbsp Vegetable Oil
I Onion- chopped
2 Cloves garlic- finely chopped
I carrot grated or chopped
I tsp cumin (preferable toasted)
4 cups vegetable broth or water (or more if thinner consistency is preferred)
1 tsp salt (or more if using water instead of broth)
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp lemon juice (or to taste)
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

Here is how you make Bonnie Stern's Lentil Soup:

1. Place lentils in a sieve and rinse.2. Heat oil in large saucepan. Add onions and cook gently until tender and fragrant. Add garlic, cumin and carrots and cook until fragrant- about a minute or two.3. Add rinsed lentils to stock or water. Bring to a boil. Reduce head and simmer gently 30 to 45 minutes or until lentils are very tender and mixture is thick. Stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.4. If soup is too thick, add stock or water. Adjust seasoning. Sprinkle with chopped fresh cilantro.To toast cumin: use a dry skillet on med-high heat for a couple of minutes.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JSS184.

The nutritional information for Bonnie Stern's Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 82.8

• Total Fat: 2.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 637.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
• Protein: 3.4 g

The dietary needs meet for Bonnie Stern's Lentil Soup is Vegetarian