This Turkish Lentil Soup Will Warm Your Soul in 40 Minutes

By Unicorns in the Kitchen · 40 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat.
2. Sauté the onion until golden and translucent.
3. Add the tomato paste, dried mint and Aleppo pepper. Stir and cook for a couple of minutes until the paste darkens in colour and smells fragrant.
4. Add the garlic, then the red lentils, bulgur and rice. Season with salt and pepper, then add the water or stock.
5. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to medium, cover and cook for 25 to 35 minutes, until the lentils, bulgur and rice are fully cooked.
6. Stir in the lemon juice just before serving.

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