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Delicious Red Lentil Soup is for Soup.

Delicious Red Lentil Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Delicious Red Lentil Soup takes 50 minutes to cook.

Delicious Red Lentil Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Delicious Red Lentil Soup are:

2 Tbl butter
2 Tbl olive oil
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
3 large carrots, peeled and chopped
1 apple, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup red lentils
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp paprika
4 cups vegetable broth
plain yogurt

Here is how you make Delicious Red Lentil Soup:

Makes 6 1-cup servings.Melt butter with olive oil over medium-high heat. Place the chopped sweet potatoes, carrots, apple, & onion in the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Stir the lentils, spices, and broth into the pot. Bring the soup to a boil over high hear, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the lentils and vegetables are soft, about 30 minutes. Working in batches, pour the soup into a blender and puree in batches until smooth. Once all soup is pureed, return it to the pot and bring back to a simmer over medium-high heat, about 10 minutes. Add water as needed to thin the soup to your desired consistency. Serve with a dollop of yogurt on top. Note: nutritional info does not include yogurt.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ROAMERAT98.

The nutritional information for Delicious Red Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 221.1

• Total Fat: 9.0 g
• Cholesterol: 10.2 mg
• Sodium: 1,069.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 30.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
• Protein: 5.7 g