Vegetarian

Lentil soup with spicy yogurt topping takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Lentil soup with spicy yogurt topping takes 45 minutes to cook.

Lentil soup with spicy yogurt topping makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Lentil soup with spicy yogurt topping are:

2 tb Olive oil
2 lg Onions coarsely chopped
8 ea Carrots cut into 1/2-inch Thick slices
2 cn (13-3/4 oz. ea.) chicken Broth
1 pk (1 lb.) dried lentils washed and picked over
2 ts Ground cumin
2 ts Salt (I like celery salt)
1 ts Dried oregano
1/4 ts Ground black pepper
2 ea Bay leaves
2-8 (wowza!) small Jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped

Spicy Yogurt Topping:
1 container (8 oz.) plain low-fat yogurt
2 T chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 t cumin
1/8 to 1 t ground red pepper (be conservative. You can always add more!)
1/8 t salt

Here is how you make Lentil soup with spicy yogurt topping:

Makes 8 servings1. Heat oil in Dutch oven. Add onion and carrot; saute' for 10 minutes or until onions are slightly softened. 2. Add water to broth to make 8 cups. Add to pot along with lentils cumin salt oregano pepper and bay leaves. Bring to boiling skimming occasionally. Reduce heat to low; cover; simmer 45 minutes. Discard bay leaves. 3. Meanwhile prepare Spicy Yogurt Topping (recipe below). 4. Puree 1 cup soup mixture in food processor or blender. Return to pot. Stir in jalapeno pepper. If soup is too thick stir in additional chicken broth if desired. 5. Remove mixture from heat. Spoon into soup bowls. Top with Spicy Yogurt Topping. Spicy Yogurt Topping: Combine plain low-fat yogurt cilantro cumin ground red pepper and salt. Refrigerate for up to 1 week. ****THis was supplied with the article but for the life of me I CANNOT duplicate on SP***Nutrient value per serving: 288 calories 17 g protein 6 g fat 43 g carbohydrate 1 030 mg sodium 4 mg cholesterol. Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch/bread 3/4 meat 1/5 milk 1-1/2 vegetable 3/4 fat. Source: Family Circle November 1996 Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JELKANDERS.

The nutritional information for Lentil soup with spicy yogurt topping is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 168.3

• Total Fat: 4.6 g
• Cholesterol: 4.3 mg
• Sodium: 553.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 25.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.5 g
• Protein: 8.5 g