Levantine shorbat adas

Name: Levantine shorbat adas
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Levantijns
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 carrots, sliced; 1 1/2 cups red lentils, rinsed; 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp ground turmeric; 7 cups vegetable stock or water; to taste salt; to taste black pepper; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp parsley, chopped

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Shorbat adas is a classic Levantine red lentil soup with onion, carrot and warm spices. It is silky, fragrant and one of the easiest soups to make for a quick meal.

Serves: 4 people

Preparation time: 5 min

Ingredients

olive oil – 1 tbsp
onion, chopped – 1 large
carrots, sliced – 2
red lentils, rinsed – 1 1/2 cups
ground cumin – 1 1/2 tsp
ground turmeric – 1/2 tsp
vegetable stock or water – 7 cups
salt – to taste
black pepper – to taste
lemon juice – 2 tbsp
parsley, chopped – 2 tbsp

Method

1. Heat the olive oil in a pot and cook the onion and carrots until slightly softened.
2. Add the red lentils, cumin and turmeric and stir for 1 minute.
3. Pour in the stock or water and simmer until the lentils are very soft.
4. Blend the soup until smooth and season with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
5. Serve with parsley on top.