Apricot Lentil Soup

Name: Apricot Lentil Soup
Total time: 65
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 0.33333298563957 cup dried apricots; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 5 cups chicken stock; 1.5 cups red lentils; 3 roma (plum) tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped; 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin; 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme; salt to taste; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe by Karena from allrecipes.com

Soup 1 Hr. 5 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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0.33333298563957 cup dried apricots
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1 onion, chopped
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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5 cups chicken stock
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1.5 cups red lentils

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3 roma (plum) tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped
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0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
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0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
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salt to taste
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2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions

Sauté apricots, onion, and garlic in olive oil, about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock and lentils and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes and season with cumin, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in lemon juice. Purée 1/2 of the soup in a blender, then return to the pot. Serve.