Lentil soup
May 28, 2017 • Category: Soups
This is a lentil soup that I had fun making. I love lentils, and lentil soup, but truth be told, lentil soup does get a tad, well, boring. This one is not. Its super easy to make but it has lots of textures and (compatible) flavors. I got inspired reading up on a lentil soup from Kurdistan (Iran) in Najmieh Batmanglij’s book and combined her recipe with a Syrian recipe for lentil soup. The result is this. Hope you try it. Its very versatile too and many ingredients can be substituted.
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Ramadan Mubarak 2017!
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Lentil soup
Joumana Accad Mediterranean, Middle Eastern May 28, 2017 Soups, Soup, Syrian, herbs, Iranian, keshek, tagged,6 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Passive Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
2 cups of brown lentils, rinsed and drained
2 large onions, sliced
1/4 cup oil
1 Tbsp garlic paste (mash 4 cloves with a dash of salt in a mortar)
1 MAGGI Masala spice mix (1 Tbsp)
1 MAGGI spinach soup mix
1 1/2 quart water
1/4 cup pomegranate molasses
1 bunch Italian parsley, leaves chopped
1 bunch cilantro, leaves chopped
1 bunch dill, chopped
1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1 cup pomegranate arils
1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Brown the onions in the oil till caramelized. Add the garlic, Masala mix, and stir. Add the spinach mix and stir. Add the lentils and water and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 30 minutes or until the lentils are cooked
- Add the pomegranate molasses and stir. Add the cheese, herbs, and cook a few minutes longer.
- Serve hot with extra herbs, walnuts and pomegranate arils as toppings.
Recipe Notes
Substitution:
Feta cheese was a substitute I used instead of keshek, but if you have some, by all means use it (about 4 heaping tablespoons).
You can forego the cheese and the soup will still taste great.
If you cannot locate dill, use another herb or greens such as baby arugula, or fresh or dried mint (if using dried, 1/3 cup suffice)
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Comments
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Sam ElJurdi says:
Thank you for a well crafted Ramamdan wish, heart warming and compassionate.
Lentil is one of my favorite soups and I like it with vegetables. Yours looks great in te picture, too bad we dont have an app that allows you to upload how it smells like. Maybe I would be honored to taste it when I visit you next month
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On May 31, 2017 at 11:11 am
Diana Lopes says:
Lentil soup is actually one of my favorites, but I do always add something extra.. This seems to be delicious, I can’t wait to try it!
On July 25, 2017 at 3:02 pm
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I always welcome a good soup recipe! I don’t usually use lentil in my dishes but your recipe is so motivating and mouth-watering! Would you consider this soup a summer dish?
On July 26, 2017 at 12:39 pm
joumana says:
Soups are usually cold weather dishes, but with all the fresh herbs in this one, I would just make it when the weather is cool, but still nice enough to have access to fresh herbs if possible.
On August 26, 2017 at 10:41 am
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It sounds wonderful, except for the Maggi soup mix. I would rather add fresh spinach. What else should I add with the spinach?
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