Red Lentil Soup Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup soft tofu, drained and dried
1 tablespoon dried cumin
1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or coconut oil works nicely)
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper pepper
2 small onion rolls (for dunking)

Preparation

1
Wash lentils and dry.
2
Bring the vegetable stock and lentils to a boil in a medium saucepan. Then, cover, reduce heat, and simmer until the lentils are soft, approximately 20 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, then the onion, and cook for approximately 3 – 5 minutes, or until the onions are translucent.
4
Stir the onion and garlic mixture into the lentils and season with cumin and salt and pepper. Continue simmering until the lentils are tender, about 5 to 10 minutes.
5
Add the tomato paste an tofu to the saucepan. Then, using a hand blender, carefully puree the soup until smooth an creamy. Taste and adjust the amount of salt, pepper and cumin to your liking.
6
Toast up two small onion rolls to enjoy with the soup.
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Yield:

1.0 cup

Added:

Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 5:49pm

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