Favorite Lentil Soup

Name: Favorite Lentil Soup
Total time: 40
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cups red lentils; 1 onion, chopped; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix; 1 lemon, juiced; 0.25 cup chopped fresh parsley

Recipe by ALMA-LOU from allrecipes.com

40 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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2 cups red lentils
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1 onion, chopped
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4 tablespoons olive oil
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1 teaspoon ground cumin

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0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
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1 lemon, juiced
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0.25 cup chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

Place lentils into a pressure cooker, and cover with about 1 inch of water. Add onion and oil, cook for 10 minutes and then turn off heat and let set for 10 minutes.
Place lentil mixture, cumin, and pepper into a food processor or blender and puree until smooth.
Transfer pureed soup into a large stock pot and return to heat. Right as soup is ready to boil add onion soup mix, stirring until well mixed. Simmer until soup has a thick creamy consistency.
Prior to serving add lemon juice and chopped parsley for a little flavor and garnish.