Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Mint

Name: Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Mint
Total time: 60
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 0.5 onion, diced; 1 clove garlic, minced; 0.25 cup diced tomatoes, drained; 5 cups chicken stock; 0.5 cup red lentils; 0.25 cup fine bulgur; 0.25 cup rice; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 tablespoon dried mint; 1 teaspoon paprika; 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper; salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe by Jenna from allrecipes.com

Soup 60 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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2 tablespoons olive oil
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0.5 onion, diced
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1 clove garlic, minced
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0.25 cup diced tomatoes, drained
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5 cups chicken stock
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0.5 cup red lentils
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0.25 cup fine bulgur

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0.25 cup rice
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2 tablespoons tomato paste
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1 tablespoon dried mint
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1 teaspoon paprika
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0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Add onion and sauté until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add diced tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes.
Stir in chicken stock, lentils, bulgur, rice, tomato paste, mint, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until lentils and rice are tender, about 30 minutes.
Purée soup with an immersion blender until smooth.