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Spicy Lentil Soup (Vegan)

Name: Spicy Lentil Soup (Vegan)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Ingredients: 2 carrots; 1 green pepper or hot pepper; 1 onion; 2 tomatoes or 1 pt. canned tomatoes; 5–8 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole; 1 1/2 c. orange lentils; 5–6 c. water; 1 vegetable bouillon cube; 2 tsp. cumin; 1 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/4 – 1/2 tap. cayenne pepper (to taste); 1/2 onion, chopped; 1 T. olive oil

From our Lehman’s Diamond Jubilee Cookbook (no longer in print).

Spicy Lentil Soup (Vegan)

Jeananne Augsburger

Prep Time:

20 minutes

Cook Time:

45 minutes

Ingredients

2 carrots
1 green pepper or hot pepper
1 onion
2 tomatoes or 1 pt. canned tomatoes
5–8 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole
1 1/2 c. orange lentils
5–6 c. water
1 vegetable bouillon cube
2 tsp. cumin
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 – 1/2 tap. cayenne pepper (to taste)
1/2 onion, chopped
1 T. olive oil

Instructions

Chop carrots, pepper, onion and tomatoes in large chunks.
Put in a large soup pot with garlic cloves, lentils, water and bouillon.
Bring to a boil, cover and boil 20-30 minutes, without stirring.
Cool slightly and puree.
Return to pot and add cumin, salt and cayenne pepper.
Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, to blend flavors.
In a separate pan, fry the 1/2 onion in olive oil, until toasty brown.
Float onions on top of soup.

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