Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Middle Eastern Red Lentil Soup takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Middle Eastern Red Lentil Soup takes 35 minutes to cook.

Middle Eastern Red Lentil Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Middle Eastern Red Lentil Soup are:

1 T. olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 medium carrots, finely chopped
1 rib celery, finely chopped
1 cup red lentils, washed and picked over
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 t. ground cumin
1/4 t. ground red pepper
5-6 c. chicken stock
6 T. low-fat plain yogurt

Here is how you make Middle Eastern Red Lentil Soup:

Heat oil in medium soup pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery and saute' about 3 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften.Stir in lentils, tomato paste, cumin, pepper and broth. Raise heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes or until lentils are soft and soup is thick. Salt to taste. Place one cup of soup into food processor or blender. Puree until smooth. Combine with soup in pot and heat through. Top each serving with 1 T. of yogurt.Serving Size: Makes 6 servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GOOSIEMOON.

The nutritional information for Middle Eastern Red Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 204.7

• Total Fat: 2.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 37.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
• Protein: 15.0 g