11/13/2025
🧑🍳Red Lentil Soup Recipe🧑🍳
🍽️(MAKES: 3 SERVINGS)
🛒Ingredients:
1 ½ large carrots, peeled & diced
½ medium yellow onion, diced
1 ½ celery ribs, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/8 cup olive oil
1 quart vegetable broth (low sodium)
½ cup water
½ lbs. split red lentils*
3/4 tbsp smoked paprika
3/4 tsp lemon zest
½ tsp salt
Pepper, to taste
Greek yogurt, to garnish
Cilantro, to garnish
Handful of leafy greens, chopped (optional)
⏲️Instructions:
In a large pot (or dutch-oven), heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots and celery, and sauté until the carrots are tender, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Stir in the garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
Add the broth, water, red lentils, smoked paprika, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
Bring to a low simmer, then cover halfway and gently simmer until the lentils are just soft. Making sure they don’t start to break apart, about 7 to 10 minutes.
Keep a close eye and taste occasionally to determine doneness.
The soup should be brothy with the lentils just soft. Avoid over cooking unless you prefer a thicker stew (less soup like).
Option to add a handfuls of greens in the last few minutes, like chopped spinach or kale
Add additional salt and pepper, to taste.
Serve and enjoy. (Leftovers can become very thick, so you can add a little water or broth when reheating).
*NOTE: Most of what you’ll find in stores are split red lentils, even if it doesn’t specify split on the package. Avoid buying whole red lentils.
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