Description
Mediterranean lentil soup with vegetables, tomatoes, cumin, oregano, greens, and lemon.
Ingredients
Scale
1 cup brown or green lentils
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can diced tomatoes
4 cups broth or water
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon oregano
Pinch chili flakes, optional
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Big handful spinach or kale
1 lemon, for squeezing
Instructions
- Warm olive oil in a pot.
- Cook onion and carrots until softened.
- Add garlic, cumin, oregano, and chili flakes.
- Stir for 30 seconds.
- Add tomatoes, lentils, and broth.
- Simmer 25 to 35 minutes until lentils are tender.
- Stir in greens and lemon juice before serving.
Notes
Add lemon at the end so the soup tastes bright and fresh.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmer
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 12g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 0mg