Vegetarian Lentil Soup



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Prep Time:
5 mins

Cook Time:
10 mins

Total Time:
15 mins

Servings:
8


Ingredients

  • 2cupsbrown lentils
  • 1onion, peeled and quartered
  • 2carrots, peeled and sliced into chunks
  • 3leavescabbage, roughly chopped
  • 4tablespoonsvegetable oil
  • 1(1 ounce) packagedry onion soup mix
  • 1teaspoonground cumin
  • ½teaspoonground black pepper
  • ½teaspoonground cinnamon
  • ½teaspoonground allspice
  • ¼teaspoonground cloves
  • ¼teaspoonground nutmeg
  • salt to taste
  • lemon juice, to taste

  • Directions

    Place lentils, onion, carrots and cabbage leaves in a pressure cooker and cover with 1 ½ inches of water and 4 tablespoons oil. Cook about 10 to 15 minutes and then cool until pressure reduces, then open.

    Puree soup with an immersion blender or food processor until smooth. Add cumin, black pepper, cinnamon, all spice, cloves and nutmeg. Transfer to a stock pot and return to heat. When soup is just beginning to boil, stir in onion soup mix. Simmer until thickened and then just before serving season to taste with lemon juice and salt.



    Cook’s Note

    If, while making this soup you find it to be too thick, just add heavy cream or water to dilute.


    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    258 Calories
    8g Fat
    36g Carbs
    13g Protein

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