Name: Spicy Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tsp olive oil; 1½ cups red onion; salt and pepper; 28 oz tomatoes; 1½ cups frozen spinach; 2 cups dry red lentils; 2 cups water; 2 tsp dried basil; 1½ tsp ground cardamom; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp ground cayenne pepper; ½ tsp curry powder

Spicy Red Lentil Soup Recipe

How To Make Spicy Red Lentil Soup

Heat up your day with this spicy red lentil soup recipe, livened up with the combined spices of cardamom, cayenne, cumin, and curry.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1tspolive oil
1½cupsred onion,chopped
Salt and pepper ,to taste
28oztomatoes,diced
1½cupsfrozen spinach,chopped
2cupsdry red lentils
2cupswater
2tspdried basil
1½tspground cardamom
1tspground cumin
½tspground cayenne pepper
½tspcurry powder

Equipments

blender or handheld blender

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix in tomatoes, spinach, and lentils, then pour in water. Season with basil, cardamom, cumin, cayenne pepper, and curry powder.
Bring to a boil and reduce to low heat. Simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally until lentils are tender.
Transfer the soup to a blender (or use a handheld blender), and blend until smooth before serving.