40minutes, 25 of them waiting
317Calories
14gProtein
2servings
Mercimek çorbası is on every menu in Turkey, and the reason is simple: it costs almost nothing, is ready in half an hour and fills you up. Lemon at the table.
Ingredients
Forservings
- 100 gRed lentils
- 80 gCarrots
- 100 gPotatoes
- 60 gOnion
- 600 mlVegetable stock
- 10 gOlive oil (1 tbsp)
- 10 gLemon juice (2 tsp)
- Cumin, paprika, mint, salt, pepper
How to make it
- Soften the onion in the oil, fry the diced carrot and potato briefly with it, toast the cumin and paprika.
- Add the lentils and stock and cook for 25 minutes until everything is soft.
- Blend it, season with salt, pepper and lemon, mint over the top.
One tip
A spoon of oil heated with paprika and drizzled over the soup is the finishing touch.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 317 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 14 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Carbs | 50 g |
Calculated from the ingredients, using values per 100 grams from USDA FoodData Central. The calories come from the macronutrients, not from the energy field of the database.
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