Turkish Red Lentil Soup
Mercimek çorbası, the soup of every Turkish lokanta — red lentils simmered with onion, carrot and potato, blended smooth and finished with a sizzling drizzle of butter, paprika and dried mint, with lemon squeezed over at the table.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 250 g red lentils, rinsed
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 small potato, diced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1.5 l vegetable stock, hot
- to taste salt and black pepper
- 30 g butter
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp dried mint
- 1 lemon, in wedges
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1122 kcal · P 46.1g · C 116.8g · F 59.4g
Estimated from 12 of 13 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat and soften the onion and carrot for 6 minutes.
- 2Stir in the tomato paste and cumin for 1 minute.
- 3Add the lentils, potato and hot stock, bring to the boil, skim, and simmer 25 minutes, until the lentils have completely collapsed.
- 4Blend until very smooth — the potato helps it turn velvety rather than grainy — and season with salt and pepper.
- 5Melt the butter in a small pan until foaming, take off the heat and stir in the paprika and mint; it should sizzle and turn brick red.
- 6Ladle the soup into bowls, spoon the red butter over the top and serve with the lemon wedges to squeeze in.
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Questions and answers
How long does Turkish Red Lentil Soup take to make?
About 45 minutes: 10 min prep and 35 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Turkish Red Lentil Soup?
13 ingredients: red lentils, onion, carrot, potato, olive oil, tomato paste, ground cumin, vegetable stock, salt and black pepper, butter, sweet paprika, dried mint and 1 more.
How many servings does this Turkish Red Lentil Soup recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Turkish Red Lentil Soup?
About 281 kcal, with 11.5 g protein, 29.2 g carbohydrate and 14.8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Turkish Red Lentil Soup recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Turkish Red Lentil Soup?
Turkish Red Lentil Soup comes from Turkish cuisine.
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