TURKISH RED LENTIL SOUP WITH MINT

Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Mint image

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 piece onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup tomators, diced and drained
5 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup red lentils
1/4 cup fine bulgur
1/4 cup rice
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried mint
1 dash salt, to taste
1 dash pepper, to taste

Steps:

Heat olive oil in large pot over high heat. Cook and stir the onion until it begins to soften, about 2 minutes. Stir the garlic into the onion and cook another 2 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes to the onion mixture; continue to cook and stir another 10 minutes.
Pour in the chicken stock, red lentils, bulgur, rice, tomato paste, paprika, cayenne and mint to the tomato mixture; season with salt and pepper. Bring soup to boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the lentils and rice are cooked through, about 30 minutes.
Pour soup into blender (no more than half full). Firmly hold lid in place and blend using quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth, pour into serving dish. (Can also use immersion blender in cooking pot.)