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    Turkish Red Lentil Soup

    Published: Mar 2, 2016 · Modified: Oct 5, 2018 by Richa 108 Comments

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    Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, mint. Easy weeknight meal. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe.Jump to Recipe   

    Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, red lentils.Easy weeknight meal. Few ingredients. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe | VeganRicha.com

    Soups are a great appetizer or a meal by itself served with a salad or flatbread. And Red lentils are a definite favorite in the house. Light, quick and versatile. No waiting for the beans to soak and cook. 

    Onions and garlic are cooked until translucent. Then the carrots and other veggies, spices are added and toasted, hen mint, tomato, lentils and water or broth and done. Once the lentils are cooked, blend the soup carefully and serve with croutons, cucumber, flatbread or a side salad. The soup tastes amazing unblended as well and can be served so.

    Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, red lentils.Easy weeknight meal. Few ingredients. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe | VeganRicha.com

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    This recipe is inspired by a mix of recipes from allrecipes.com and other sites and have evolved based on my personal preference. 


    Cook the onions, garlic until translucent. Add the carrots, spices and mix in. Add lentils and water and cook until lentils are tender. 

    Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, red lentils.Easy weeknight meal. Few ingredients. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe | VeganRicha.com

    Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, red lentils.Easy weeknight meal. Few ingredients. #Vegan #Glutenfree #Soyfree #Recipe | VeganRicha.com

    Serve the soup as is, or blend and serve. 

     Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, red lentils.Easy weeknight meal. Few ingredients. #Vegan #Glutenfree #Soyfree #Recipe | VeganRicha.com

    Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, red lentils.Easy weeknight meal. Few ingredients. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe | VeganRicha.com #glutenfree #veganricha #vegan
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    5 from 43 votes

    Turkish Red Lentil Soup

    Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, red lentils.Easy weeknight meal. Few ingredients. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe. Since the soup gets blended, the veggies can be chopped roughly to save time.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time25 mins
    Total Time35 mins
    Course: Soup
    Servings: 3 servings
    Calories: 179kcal
    Author: Vegan Richa

    Ingredients

    • 1 tsp oil
    • 3/4 cup (120 g) onion chopped
    • 3 cloves of garlic chopped
    • 1/3 cup (42.67 g) chopped carrots 4 baby carrot or 1 medium carrot
    • 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) ground cumin
    • 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) paprika
    • 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) dried oregano
    • 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) or more black pepper
    • 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) red pepper flakes
    • 1 tomato chopped
    • 1-2 tbsp (1 tbsp) tomato paste or ketchup
    • 1 tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves or use 1/2 tsp dried mint
    • 1/2 cup (90 g) red lentils
    • 2 1/2 cups (2.5 cups) to 3 water or vegetable broth
    • 1/2-3/4 tsp (0.5 tsp) salt or more salt
    • red pepper flakes mint, lemon juice and olive oil for garnish

    Instructions

    • Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, garlic and pinch of salt and cook until translucent. 5 minutes.
    • Add the carrots and the spices and mix well. You can also add in a good pinch of cinnamon for variation. Cook for 2 minutes.
    • Add the tomato, tomato ketchup and mint and mix and cook for 2 minutes. You can add some veggies and greens veggies at this point.
    • Add the red lentils, water and salt and mix. Partially cover and cook for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to simmer for a few more minutes until the lentils are tender to preference. Taste and adjust salt and spice and mix in. Add more water if needed.
    • Cool slightly and blend with an immersion blender or regular blender(carefully). Serve in bowls with a garnish pepper flakes, lemon juice, a few drops of olive oil and chopped fresh mint(optional). Serve with croutons or flatbread of choice or a side salad.

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    Notes

    Instant Pot: Follow steps 1-3 on saute mode. Use 2.5 cups water, close the lid, pressure cook for 3 mins, quick release carefully. Blend if needed.
     
    Nutrition is for 1 serve

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Turkish Red Lentil Soup
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 179 Calories from Fat 18
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 2g3%
    Sodium 496mg22%
    Potassium 677mg19%
    Carbohydrates 31g10%
    Fiber 11g46%
    Sugar 7g8%
    Protein 9g18%
    Vitamin A 2825IU57%
    Vitamin C 18.8mg23%
    Calcium 85mg9%
    Iron 4mg22%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Easy Turkish Red Lentil Soup with carrots, turkish spices, red lentils.Easy weeknight meal. Few ingredients. Vegan Gluten-free Soyfree Recipe | VeganRicha.com

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    1. Ashley

      November 05, 2022 at 9:54 am

      Do you think this could work without the tomatoes/tomato paste or less of it? This looks so delicious but I have a sensitivity to tomatoes so was wondering if I could modify.

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        November 08, 2022 at 10:38 am

        You can reduce the amount or omit the tomatoes, but note that the flavor will be quite different.

        Reply
    2. Raya

      October 09, 2022 at 10:16 am

      5 stars
      I used chicken stock instead of vegetable, added 1/4 cup brown rice and extra paprika and mint to taste. It turned out to be a lovely soup that we enjoyed tonight for dinner. Thank you! LOVE the Turkish flavour! 🙂

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        October 11, 2022 at 7:40 pm

        Yummy.

        Reply
    3. Nadia

      August 06, 2022 at 12:48 am

      5 stars
      My go-to recipe…delicious, and always have ingredients in my cupboard! Too easy!!

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        August 08, 2022 at 1:14 pm

        perfect healthy comfort food with pantry staples

        Reply
    4. Julia

      July 27, 2022 at 11:06 am

      5 stars
      The best lentil soup I have ever had! The flavor profile you built was amazing. I didn’t have mint or tomato paste so I subbed with regular parsley and red pepper paste. Adding this to my grocery list for next time. Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        August 02, 2022 at 10:44 am

        sounds nice the way you made it

        Reply
    5. Charlie

      April 24, 2022 at 1:15 am

      I spent a month volunteering in the northern (Turkish) part of Cyprus a couple of years ago. At weekends we’d stop at a 24hour restaurant on the way back from the city and get this soup. This recipe is very close.
      Me elderly, sick father loves it. He barely eats anything. This is a great way of getting him fed and full of protein. I usually make double or more so we don’t have to fight over it 🤣

      Reply
    6. Gail

      April 02, 2022 at 8:08 pm

      5 stars
      Followed the recipe as written, served with a squeeze of lemon. It was absolutely delicious and all four picky eaters loved it. So healthy too! Thank you very much Richa for your creative recipes.

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        April 06, 2022 at 10:35 am

        Excellent Gail!

        Reply
    7. Beth Agosta

      March 28, 2022 at 7:30 pm

      5 stars
      My daughter made this for us because I eat a plant based diet. She didnt have tomato paste so she used leftover marinara sauce. She served it with lemon wedges and plain oatmilk yogurt. It was amazing! I thought about it all the next day. The seasonings and over all flavor was amazing! Thank you !

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        March 29, 2022 at 10:36 am

        so nice

        Reply
    8. in2insight

      March 20, 2022 at 10:33 am

      5 stars
      We loved this. Such fragrant flavors and just plain yummy.
      Ended up making a double batch and did not blend.
      Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        March 23, 2022 at 1:54 pm

        Awesome

        Reply
    9. Kelly

      February 06, 2022 at 9:14 pm

      5 stars
      This is a keeper – I blended it as recommended and really enjoyed it. I’ll double or triple this next time to last the week. I might also try it over rice or couscous without blending it. Super simple to our together and excellent flavor. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        February 07, 2022 at 1:26 pm

        triple?! wow

        Reply
    10. Emma

      January 08, 2022 at 10:44 pm

      5 stars
      This is easy and delicious! Thank you so much.

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        January 10, 2022 at 1:43 pm

        thanks for popping in

        Reply
    11. Kathy

      November 27, 2021 at 10:39 am

      5 stars
      Wonderful. Serve with pita or naan and enjoy.

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        November 29, 2021 at 6:18 am

        perfect accompaniment

        Reply
    12. Jane kennedy

      November 15, 2021 at 5:30 pm

      5 stars
      Seriously delicious. With a squeeze of lemon and a little pita it’s absolute heaven!

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        November 16, 2021 at 12:48 pm

        nice rhymes

        Reply
      • Amy

        February 13, 2022 at 6:51 am

        Hi, this recipe looks amazing. But I have a question about step 3 where it says “ You can add some veggies and greens veggies at this point.” I don’t see any mention of veggies (other than carrots but that’s in step 2) or green veggies anywhere. What does this refer to? Thanks!

        Reply
        • Vegan Richa Support

          February 15, 2022 at 2:10 pm

          just any of your favourite veggies!! whichever you like. and greens like spinach or kale etc.

          Reply
    13. Celia

      November 07, 2021 at 6:39 pm

      5 stars
      This is a “may I have some more, please”, delicious soup, with a very nice spice mix!

      Though, not wanting to go shopping, having only a couple of carrots, two tomatoes in the fridge (onions, garlic and tomato paste are always aplenty), tins of brown lentils in the pantry, and a blender that didn’t want to work, I had to modify the recipe:
      I grated the carrots and used one tin of well-rinsed brown lentils. I didn’t add any mint and it tasted very nice as it was. We actually quite liked the little crunch of the grated carrot and not mushy lentils.

      I’ll add red lentils to my shopping list and definitely will make this soup again! Thanks for sharing the recipe online, Richa!

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        November 08, 2021 at 11:35 am

        thanks for popping in

        Reply
    14. Sheila

      April 04, 2021 at 7:09 am

      5 stars
      This one’s definitely a keeper! I made a big batch at the soup kitchen I volunteer at (144 servings!) and it was very popular. Thank you Richa!!! 😊

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        April 06, 2021 at 11:50 am

        wow really? that’s heartwarming. thank you

        Reply
    15. Jamie Cathleen

      March 16, 2021 at 4:35 pm

      5 stars
      I added celery and tomatoes to it. I forgot about the tomato paste.

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        March 17, 2021 at 3:45 pm

        thanks for popping in ♡ good to know

        Reply
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