Spiced Red Lentil and Carrot Soup with orange
from my cookbook Orange Appeal amzn.to/2L6fCPE
It's vegetarian and can be vegan depending on what broth you use. Or use water. Here we go and Bon Appétit!
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Ingredients
1 cup (6 oz / 170 grams) red or coral lentils
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 sweet carrots (8 z / 225 grams), peeled & chopped
1 medium onion, peeled & chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled & minced
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1 orange, finely zested
3-1/2 cups (875 ml) light vegetable stock or water
1 cup (250 ml) orange juice
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika, optional
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2 teaspoons dried coriander leaves or 1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste
Greek yogurt, to serve
Chopped fresh coriander, to serve
Rinse the lentils under cool running water, drain, and set aside.
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Trim, peel, and chop the carrots and the onion, and mince the garlic.
Heat the olive oil in a soup pot and sautée the prepped carrots, onions, the minced garlic, and the orange zest until the carrots and onion soften and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
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Add the lentils, the water, orange juice, spices, dried coriander leaves, and salt to the pot.
Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer until the lentils are cooked and the carrots are tender, 20–25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove the pot from the heat
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and purée the soup either in a blender or with an emulsion blender, adding a bit more water if you like a thinner soup.
Heat the soup gently before serving if made ahead of time. To serve, ladle the soup into 4 bowls, swirl a tablespoon or 2 of Greek yogurt in
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each bowl and top with chopped fresh coriander.
Serve hot, warm, or even room temperature with the Fabulous Feta (or other cheese) Spiral Bread Rolls #IsolationBaking # 7
Now go to it!
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