Simple lentil soup

Servings: 3

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 bay leaf

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1/2 cup lentils

3 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, chopped

Salt & pepper

1 tomato

1 1/2 tbsp vinegar (or more, to taste)

4 cups water

Equipment:

pressure cooker

sauce pan

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Rinse the lentils and let them soak for a couple of hours in lukewarm water before cooking.
  2. Put all the ingredients together in a saucepan and cook for 45 min to 1 hour over medium heat, until the lentils are cooked.
  3. If you use a pressure cooker, the soup will be ready in 20 minutes.

 

Step by step:


1. Rinse the lentils and let them soak for a couple of hours in lukewarm water before cooking.Put all the ingredients together in a saucepan and cook for 45 min to 1 hour over medium heat, until the lentils are cooked.If you use a pressure cooker, the soup will be ready in 20 minutes.


Nutrition Information:

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261 Calories
9g Protein
14g Total Fat
24g Carbs
39% Health Score
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Calories
261k
13%

Fat
14g
22%

  Saturated Fat
2g
13%

Carbohydrates
24g
8%

  Sugar
3g
4%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
215mg
9%

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Protein
9g
18%

Fiber
10g
44%

Folate
166µg
42%

Manganese
0.54mg
27%

Vitamin B1
0.31mg
21%

Phosphorus
166mg
17%

Vitamin E
2mg
16%

Iron
2mg
15%

Potassium
460mg
13%

Vitamin B6
0.26mg
13%

Copper
0.26mg
13%

Vitamin K
13µg
13%

Magnesium
50mg
13%

Vitamin C
10mg
12%

Zinc
1mg
11%

Vitamin B5
0.77mg
8%

Vitamin A
356IU
7%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
5%

Selenium
3µg
4%

Calcium
42mg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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