Lentil Cream Soup is a gluten free and vegan main course. This recipe serves 1. This recipe covers 67% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 1168 calories, 55g of protein, and 32g of fat. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up mint, lentils, basil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the mint you could follow this main course with the Mint Brownies as a dessert.
Instructions
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In a stock pot heat oil over medium-low heat. Cook onion, garlic,carrot, celery, parsley, red pepper and saute for about 5 minutes.
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Red Pepper
Parsley
Carrot
Celery
Garlic
Onion
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Cooking Oil
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2
Add paprika, cumin, dried mint, tomato and lentils and stir.
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Dried Mint
Lentils
Paprika
Tomato
Cumin
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Add the vegetable soup and bring to boil. Reduce heat, add basil, chili pepper and bay leaf, cover, and simmer until lentils are very tender to bite.Puree soup with a stick blender or food processor until smooth and strain it through a sieve.
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Soup
Chili Pepper
Bay Leaves
Lentils
Basil
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4
Add salt and pepper.
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Salt And Pepper
5
Pour the hot soup into warmed bowls and garnish with dried mint, cumin seeds, red chilli pepper slices and sour cream or yogurt.
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Red Chili Pepper
Cumin Seeds
Dried Mint
Sour Cream
Yogurt
Soup
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Bowl
6
Serve with lemon wedges and toasted bread or bread croutons.