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Moroccan Red Lentil Soup is for Dinner.

Moroccan Red Lentil Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Moroccan Red Lentil Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Moroccan Red Lentil Soup makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Moroccan Red Lentil Soup are:

2 - tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 ? Medium Onions, diced
4 ? cloves garlic, minced
2 ? stalks celery chopped
1 tsp salt or to taste or completely remove
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp cinnamon
? tsp fresh ginger root (grated)
1 cup Red Lentils
4 cups ? Water
2 cups ? Chicken Stock (replace with water for less sodium)
2 ? medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 ? can (28 oz) diced tomatoes

Here is how you make Moroccan Red Lentil Soup:

In a dutch oven or stock pot heat oil over medium heat and add onions, garlic and celery stiring occasional until softened, about 5 minutes.Add salt, pepper, tumeric, cumin, cinnamon and ginger. Cook, stiring often, for 2 minutesAdd water, lentils, tomato paste, potatoes and tomatoes. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 35 minutes.The soup serves well as is but for a great smooth texture you can puree part or all of the soup. Serve with a a dollop of sour cream or yogurt sprinkled with some chopped parsley.Serving Size:?Maes 10 - 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WEBTUTOR.

The nutritional information for Moroccan Red Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 89.8

• Total Fat: 3.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 155.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
• Protein: 3.1 g

The dietary needs meet for Moroccan Red Lentil Soup is Vegetarian