Today I made lentil soup for lunch. It’s a soup I cook frequently as it is quick to make, it’s healthy, it’s cheap and last but not least important; the kids love it!

Lentil Soup (Serves 4)

INGREDIENTS:

• 200 grams of red lentils
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 4 (vegetable) bouillon cubes
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 big onion
• 1 potato
• mint to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 lemon
• 1 liter of water
• 1.5 tablespoons of sweet pepper paste (I bought this at a local Turkish supermarket. If there is none available in your supermarket, substitute it for tomato paste.)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cut the onion into small pieces. Peel the potato and cut it into four pieces.
2. Put the olive oil in a sauce pan and add the onion. Also add the garlic (crushed).
3. After 2 minutes add the pepper paste and stir.
4. Next, add the water, the four bouillon cubes, the lentils and the potato and stir.
5. Cover the pan with a lid and let it boil for about 15 minutes.
6. Use a hand blender to blend the soup until it has an almost smooth texture.
7. Add (dried) mint, salt and pepper to taste.
8. Poor into a soup bowl and add lemon juice to taste.

Delicious!

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