Red Lentil Soup with Lemon & Sumac by The Flexitarian - Annabelle Randles ©

Red Lentil Soup with Lemon & Sumac [vegan] [gluten free]

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This vegan red lentil soup with lemon and sumac makes a quick and healthy budget meal that you can just prepare from storecupboard ingredients. Lemon and sumac add a fresh and tasty zingy flavour to it.

At this time of the year, soup is my favourite comfort food. I always have a batch waiting on the stove ready for a quick lunch or dinner.

Sumac is a Middle Eastern spice with a lemony taste. You can find it on most supermarkets’ shelves but I prefer to get mine from my local ethnic shop as it is more fragrant. Here, it goes perfectly with lentils but I also like it with beans like in this fried butterbeans with feta, sorrel and sumac recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi.

This vegan red lentil soup with lemon recipe is high in plant based proteins and low in fat. I love it topped with plenty of lemon juice and parsley. If you prefer, coriander works well with it too. Chilli and/or cream are optional. Enjoy!

 

 

Red Lentil Soup with Lemon & Sumac by The Flexitarian - Annabelle Randles ©

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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 Tbsp sumac
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 175g red lentils [6oz / US 1 full cup]
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes [14 oz]
  • 1 litre of vegetable stock [US 4 cups]
  • 400g can chickpeas [14oz]
  • 250 - 500ml water [US 1 to 2 cups]
  • lemon juice to taste
  • parsley leaves
  • 1 sliced red chilli - optional
  • (dairy-free) cream - optional

Instructions

  1. Heat some oil in a large saucepan. Added chopped onion and crushed garlic. Fry gently until soft. Stir in tomato paste, sumac and ground cumin.
  2. Add lentils, chopped tomatoes and vegetable stock. Bring to the boil and then cook half covered for 20mins until lentils are done.
  3. Add half of the drained chickpeas. Whizz the soup to liquid adding enough water to suit your desired consistency.
  4. Season to taste with plenty of lemon juice (I use 1 1/2 to 2 lemons depending on size).
  5. Served this soup with the remaining chickpeas and topped with parsley leaves, sliced red chilli and cream if using.

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