Recipe: Red lentil soup with spinach

In many countries it is a tradition to eat Lentil soup on New year’s day in hope of bringing you lots of money in the new year. Countries with this tradition are: Hungary, Italy, Brazil, Czech republic and Slovakia. Here’s a recipe for a yummy lentil soup with spinach.

Here you can find this recipe in swedish.

Recipe: Red lentil soup with spinach

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Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Main Course, Main Dish, Soup

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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• 200 ml red lentils
• 1 l water
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 bay leaves
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• ½ tsp smoked paprika powder
• ½ tsp curry
• 250 g crushed tomatoes
• 100 g frozen spinach
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 lemon

Instructions

 

• Rinse the lentils and place in a pot with the water
• Boil under a lid for 30 min until they are soft
• During that time you can finely chop the onion and garlic
• Take a big pot and fry it in some oil until translucent, then add all the spices (except salt) and the crushed tomatoes
• Stir and let it simmer for 10 min
• Add the frozen spinach and boil another 10 min
• Add the lentils (and all liquid), stir and add the salt
• Serve the soup hot with a big piece of lemon for each serving. The lemon slice should be squeezed into the soup before eating

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Bon appétit and a Happy New Year!

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