Turkish Style Red Lentil Soup With Purple Carrots
- 1 cup red lentils
- 600 milliliters vegetable broth(or water)
- 1 onion
- 1 purple potato
- 2 black carrots
- 6-8 sun-dried tomatoes (1 tbs tomato paste)
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- salt&pepper
- 1-2 dried chili pepper
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- lemon wedge
- dill
- Dice the onions , carrots,potatoes and dried tomatoes. In a large pot add the olive oil, heat and add the onions , season and sweat at a medium low heat.
- Add the carrots and diced tomatoes and stir. Add the lentils. Top it with vegetable broth(or water). Combine everything and simmer until lentils are soft and fall apart.Add hot water if necessary.
- Remove the pot from the heat and use an immersion blender to blend the soup until it is creamy but not completely pureed. Or just leave it as it is for a more rustic look as in the picture above.
- Serve it with a lemon wedge and some chopped dill on top.
red lentils, onion, purple, black carrots, tomatoes, coriander, saltamppepper, chili pepper, olive oil, lemon wedge, dill
Taken from food52.com/recipes/67276-turkish-style-red-lentil-soup-with-purple-carrots (may not work)