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Spicy Lentil Soup (Vegan)

Spicy Lentil Soup (Vegan)

From our Lehman’s Diamond Jubilee Cookbook (no longer in print).

Spicy Lentil Soup (Vegan)

Jeananne Augsburger

Prep Time:

20 minutes

Cook Time:

45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 carrots

  • 1 green pepper or hot pepper

  • 1 onion

  • 2 tomatoes or 1 pt. canned tomatoes

  • 5–8 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole

  • 1 1/2 c. orange lentils

  • 5–6 c. water

  • 1 vegetable bouillon cube

  • 2 tsp. cumin

  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt

  • 1/4 – 1/2 tap. cayenne pepper (to taste)

  • 1/2 onion, chopped

  • 1 T. olive oil

Instructions

  1. Chop carrots, pepper, onion and tomatoes in large chunks.

  2. Put in a large soup pot with garlic cloves, lentils, water and bouillon.

  3. Bring to a boil, cover and boil 20-30 minutes, without stirring.

  4. Cool slightly and puree.

  5. Return to pot and add cumin, salt and cayenne pepper.

  6. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, to blend flavors.

  7. In a separate pan, fry the 1/2 onion in olive oil, until toasty brown.

  8. Float onions on top of soup.

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