Vegetarian

Middle Eastern Lentil Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Middle Eastern Lentil Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Middle Eastern Lentil Soup makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Middle Eastern Lentil Soup are:

2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 small Onions, raw
74 gram(s) bell pepper, red, sweet, raw
1 tsp Fennel seed
.50 tsp Cumin seed
.25 tsp Pepper, red or cayenne
4 cup (8 fl oz) Water, tap
1 cup Lentils
.50 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Lemon juice

Here is how you make Middle Eastern Lentil Soup:

Heat oil in large saucepan over medium high heat. Add Chopped onion and Chopped medium red pepper; cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender. Add fennel seeds, cumin and ground red pepper; cook and stir 1 minute.Add water , lentils and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 25 to 30 minutes or until lentils are tender. Stir in lemon juice. You can serve topped with yogurt and sprinkled with parsley (this is optional and not included in the nutritional content.Serving Size: 4 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JANICEUL8.

The nutritional information for Middle Eastern Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 132.7

• Total Fat: 7.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 299.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
• Protein: 5.0 g