Lentil and Cactus Soup (Mom's )

Name: Lentil and Cactus Soup (Mom's )
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon (such as Knorr®), or to taste; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 0 teaspoons ground cumin, or to taste; 454 grams lentils, picked over and rinsed; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 smalls onion, chopped; 3 smalls potatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 tomato, chopped; 3 liters water

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Lentil and Cactus Soup (Mom's ) could be an amazing recipe to try. This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains about 14g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 206 calories. It is perfect for Autumn. If you have olive oil, tomato, ground cumin, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring the water to a boil in a soup pot with 3 cloves of garlic. Stir in the lentils and 1 1/2 tablespoons of chicken bouillon. Simmer over medium-low heat until lentils are almost soft, about 1 hour.

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Chicken Bouillon

Lentils

Clove

Garlic

Water

Soup

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Pot

Heat extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet, and cook and stir the onion and 2 chopped cloves of garlic until the onion becomes translucent, about 5 minutes.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Clove

Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add the tomato and continue to cook and stir until the tomato releases its juice, about 5 more minutes. Stir the tomato mixture into the lentil soup along with cumin and 2 more teaspoons of chicken bouillon, or to taste. Bring the soup to a simmer, stir in the nopales and potatoes, and cook over low heat until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.

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Chicken Bouillon

Soup

Potato