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Quick Mediterranean-Style Lentil Soup

Quick Mediterranean-Style Lentil Soup

Name: Quick Mediterranean-Style Lentil Soup
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American, Mediterranean
Ingredients: Olive oil 3 tbsp; Yellow onions ½ cup (60g ); Celery ½ cup (60g); Carrots ½ cup (60g); Garlic 4 cloves; Tomato paste 2 tablespoons; Vegetable stock 4 cups (1000ml); Can crushed tomatoes 1 cup (200g); Lentils ¾ cup (150g); Sun-dried tomatoes ½ cup (50g); Salt; Cannellini 1 cup (160g); Black pepper; Fresh dill

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Ingredients

	3 tbsp Olive oil
	½ cup (60g ) Yellow onions finely chopped
	½ cup (60g) Celery finely chopped
	½ cup (60g) Carrots finely chopped
	4 cloves Garlic finely chopped
	2 tablespoons Tomato paste
	4 cups (1000ml) Vegetable stock
	1 cup (200g) Can crushed tomatoes
	¾ cup (150g) Lentils green or brown
	½ cup (50g) Sun-dried tomatoes roughly chopped
	Salt to taste
	1 cup (160g) Cannellini canned, drained and rinsed
	Black pepper as needed
	Fresh dill chopped, as needed

Nutritional information

416

calories

11.4g

fat

59.2g

carbohydrates

21.5g

protein

0mg

cholesterol

502mg

sodium

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Ingredients

3 tbsp Olive oil
½ cup (60g ) Yellow onions
finely chopped
½ cup (60g) Celery
finely chopped
½ cup (60g) Carrots
finely chopped
4 cloves Garlic
finely chopped
2 tablespoons Tomato paste
4 cups (1000ml) Vegetable stock
1 cup (200g) Can crushed tomatoes
¾ cup (150g) Lentils
green or brown
½ cup (50g) Sun-dried tomatoes
roughly chopped
Salt
to taste
1 cup (160g) Cannellini
canned, drained and rinsed
Black pepper
as needed
Fresh dill
chopped, as needed

Quick Mediterranean-Style Lentil Soup

This Quick Mediterranean-Style Lentil Soup is the perfect recipe for soup weather. It’s easy, healthy, and tastes even better the next day, so make a large batch. Serve the soup with a side of garlic toast for a complete meal. The recipe was tested in a 900 watts microwave, so adjust cooking times to suit your microwave.

You will need a deep microwave-safe cooking pot with a lid. Add in the olive oil, chopped vegetables, and tomato paste. Cover and cook on high until the veggies are tender. Next, add the vegetable stock, crushed tomatoes, lentils, sun-dried tomatoes, and salt to taste. Stir to combine and microwave until the lentils are tender. Add in the cannellini beans and cook until the beans are heated through. Season with black pepper and add more stock if needed. Serve hot garnished with fresh dill. Enjoy!

To make the Quick Mediterranean-Style Lentil Soup, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Quick Mediterranean-Style Lentil Soup

1	Cook vegetables	4
In a microwave-safe cooking pot with a lid, combine 3 tablespoons olive oil, ½ cup finely chopped yellow onion, ½ cup finely chopped celery, ½ cup finely chopped carrot, 4 finely chopped garlic cloves, and 2 tablespoons tomato paste. Cover with the lid and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 4-5 minutes.
2	Add stock, tomatoes and lentils	30
Add in 4 cups vegetable stock, 1 cup crushed tomatoes, ¾ cup lentils, ½ cup roughly chopped sun-dried tomatoes, and salt to taste. Stir to combine. Cook uncovered until the lentils are tender, about 30-31 minutes.
3	Add beans	2
Add 1 cup cannellini beans and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until the beans are heated through.
4	Season	1
Season with black pepper to taste. If you like your soup brothier, add more stock.
5	Serve
Sprinkle freshly chopped dill over the soup and serve.

Chilly weather is the perfect excuse to make a large batch of this Quick Mediterranean-Style Lentil Soup. It’s simple, easy to make, and tastes even better the next day. Made it? Let us know! Tag @cookmerecipes on Instagram and hashtag it #cookmerecipes

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!