Red Lentil Soup with Lemon Mint Yogurt
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Date: 2020-02-19
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Comments and reviews: 9
Katie
I come from a middle eastern background and this is one of my favorite favorite things to make when i went vegan, it was so easy to convert the recipe with absolutely zero sacrifice of flavor. i worked a turkish restaurant in orlando and they served red lentil soup, but i was horrified to find out it was about 33% by volume pure cream and butter it was free for employees to eat on lunch, so no wonder my stomach was always so upset with me.
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I come from a middle eastern background and this is one of my favorite favorite things to make when i went vegan, it was so easy to convert the recipe with absolutely zero sacrifice of flavor. i worked a turkish restaurant in orlando and they served red lentil soup, but i was horrified to find out it was about 33% by volume pure cream and butter it was free for employees to eat on lunch, so no wonder my stomach was always so upset with me.
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mrspeigle1
Can confirm lemons and lentils go together very well, though usually I use the juice rather than yogurt. Also if I am guessing the flavor profile of the soup correctly, chop up a pound of sausage and give it a good seer before adding it to the soup after you hit it with the immersion blender. Also works really well if you add sauteed mushrooms. Damn now I think I need to grab a bag of lentils out of the cupboard
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Can confirm lemons and lentils go together very well, though usually I use the juice rather than yogurt. Also if I am guessing the flavor profile of the soup correctly, chop up a pound of sausage and give it a good seer before adding it to the soup after you hit it with the immersion blender. Also works really well if you add sauteed mushrooms. Damn now I think I need to grab a bag of lentils out of the cupboard
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tarjei99
When I crave yellow pea soup and I am in a hurry, I use red lentils. Carrots, onion and potatoes is my trinity. The meat is usually cheap skinless sossages. I don't think really good sossages will work here. I cook this long enough, so I don't have to use the stick blender. And I add an ample amount of dried thyme at the end. With proper yellow peas I use a pressure cooker. The soup is finished in one hour.
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When I crave yellow pea soup and I am in a hurry, I use red lentils. Carrots, onion and potatoes is my trinity. The meat is usually cheap skinless sossages. I don't think really good sossages will work here. I cook this long enough, so I don't have to use the stick blender. And I add an ample amount of dried thyme at the end. With proper yellow peas I use a pressure cooker. The soup is finished in one hour.
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Fady
Chef John please make a Kafta video. It's a Lebanese dish of ground beef (some use lamb but its too gamy), 7 spices, parsley, onions, garlic, salt/pepper. It's delicious and can be served two ways: Baked with tomatoes and tomato sauce with potato slices and served over rice or grilled into kebabs and served with pita bread and hummus. Delicious I'll give you my grandmother's recipe too Love the videos.
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Chef John please make a Kafta video. It's a Lebanese dish of ground beef (some use lamb but its too gamy), 7 spices, parsley, onions, garlic, salt/pepper. It's delicious and can be served two ways: Baked with tomatoes and tomato sauce with potato slices and served over rice or grilled into kebabs and served with pita bread and hummus. Delicious I'll give you my grandmother's recipe too Love the videos.
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Tom
Chef John, this was really good. Easy put together and healthy for my hubby (who recently had a coronary event) after working 2nd shift. Made it and commented on AR. (it didn't need a full 30 minutes simmer) Tasted, seasoned and sitting on stovetop right now. Yogurt topping ready. Hope your house is coming along nicely. (sorry I can't afford to be a member, but appreciate your plan.
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Chef John, this was really good. Easy put together and healthy for my hubby (who recently had a coronary event) after working 2nd shift. Made it and commented on AR. (it didn't need a full 30 minutes simmer) Tasted, seasoned and sitting on stovetop right now. Yogurt topping ready. Hope your house is coming along nicely. (sorry I can't afford to be a member, but appreciate your plan.
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DonPandemoniac
Due to being exposed to less then thoughtful recipes involving legumes (sorry mom, I developed a stubborn dislike towards brown beans, lentils and such. Wouldn't try to cook them once I was on my own, until I stumbled upon recipes that did seem to make what made me hide from the table look tasty. This recipe here is a fine example, would like a bowl of that right now.
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Due to being exposed to less then thoughtful recipes involving legumes (sorry mom, I developed a stubborn dislike towards brown beans, lentils and such. Wouldn't try to cook them once I was on my own, until I stumbled upon recipes that did seem to make what made me hide from the table look tasty. This recipe here is a fine example, would like a bowl of that right now.
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vegangelist
Not sure if it is just your lighting but I need to know where you get gloriously DARK red lentils. Every red lentil I've ever seen is more like a coral colour - from the middle eastern market, even - no matter the brand. I kind of want deep, dark red onesRegardless, I love red lentils and how they break down and get thick and mushy when cooked.
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Not sure if it is just your lighting but I need to know where you get gloriously DARK red lentils. Every red lentil I've ever seen is more like a coral colour - from the middle eastern market, even - no matter the brand. I kind of want deep, dark red onesRegardless, I love red lentils and how they break down and get thick and mushy when cooked.
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Chris
In Turkey this soup is often completely blended and then run through a sieve leaving you with a mouth feel like a creamy soup but without the cream. It is eaten morning, noon, and night and every restaurant will have this soup on the menu. (unfortunately without the celery which is thrown away as trash when harvesting the celeriac)
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In Turkey this soup is often completely blended and then run through a sieve leaving you with a mouth feel like a creamy soup but without the cream. It is eaten morning, noon, and night and every restaurant will have this soup on the menu. (unfortunately without the celery which is thrown away as trash when harvesting the celeriac)
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Moupiya
Oh hey, we eat this almost every day in India I am from West Bengal and this red lentil soup, or as we call it 'musoor dal' is everyday simple food. We generally eat it with white rice and some simple mashed potato (boiled potato mashed with oil, salt, fried onion, and chili. Very popular in Bangladesh and Nepal too.
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Oh hey, we eat this almost every day in India I am from West Bengal and this red lentil soup, or as we call it 'musoor dal' is everyday simple food. We generally eat it with white rice and some simple mashed potato (boiled potato mashed with oil, salt, fried onion, and chili. Very popular in Bangladesh and Nepal too.
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