Dinner Tonight: Curried Lentil Soup with Chickpea Purée

Dinner Tonight: Curried Lentil Soup with Chickpea Purée is a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian main course. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.04 per serving. One serving contains 466 calories, 18g of protein, and 23g of fat. It is perfect for Autumn. 1350 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of butter, lemon, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. Overall, this recipe earns an awesome spoonacular score of 97%. Similar recipes are Dinner Tonight: Curried Celeriac Soup, Dinner Tonight: Tunisian Chickpea Soup, and Dinner Tonight: Chickpean and Pasta Soup.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter

1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained, rinsed

1 medium carrot, finely chopped

2 tablespoons curry powder, or more to taste

1 cup French green lentils

2 large garlic cloves, chopped, divided

2 green onions, thinly sliced

1 lemon, cut into wedges

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

4 tablespoons olive oil, divided

1 medium onion, chopped

4 cups water

Equipment:

pot

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Procedures 1 In a large heavy pot, heat half the olive oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and carrot, season with a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook until onion is translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes, then stir in curry powder. Cook, stirring constantly to prevent spices from burning, until spices are fragrant. 2 Add lentils and water and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. 3 In the meantime, puree chickpeas, lemon juice, remaining olive oil, and 1/4 cup of water. Stir puree into lentils, along with butter. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and/or additional curry powder, then thin soup with water until desired consistency. 4 Divide amongst soup bowls and serve garnished with green onion and with lemons on the side.

 

Step by step:


1. 1

2. In a large heavy pot, heat half the olive oil over medium heat until shimmering.

3. Add onion and carrot, season with a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook until onion is translucent, 5-7 minutes.

4. Add garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes, then stir in curry powder. Cook, stirring constantly to prevent spices from burning, until spices are fragrant.

5. 2

6. Add lentils and water and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.

7. 3

8. In the meantime, puree chickpeas, lemon juice, remaining olive oil, and 1/4 cup of water. Stir puree into lentils, along with butter. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and/or additional curry powder, then thin soup with water until desired consistency.

9. 4

10. Divide amongst soup bowls and serve garnished with green onion and with lemons on the side.


Nutrition Information:

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466k Calories
18g Protein
22g Total Fat
50g Carbs
34% Health Score
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Calories
466k
23%

Fat
22g
35%

  Saturated Fat
5g
37%

Carbohydrates
50g
17%

  Sugar
3g
4%

Cholesterol
15mg
5%

Sodium
375mg
16%

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Protein
18g
36%

Fiber
21g
85%

Manganese
1mg
85%

Folate
262µg
66%

Vitamin A
2852IU
57%

Vitamin B6
0.88mg
44%

Iron
6mg
34%

Phosphorus
322mg
32%

Vitamin B1
0.48mg
32%

Vitamin C
22mg
28%

Vitamin K
28µg
27%

Magnesium
102mg
26%

Copper
0.5mg
25%

Potassium
783mg
22%

Vitamin E
3mg
22%

Zinc
3mg
21%

Vitamin B5
1mg
14%

Calcium
111mg
11%

Selenium
6µg
10%

Vitamin B2
0.15mg
9%

Vitamin B3
1mg
8%

covered percent of daily need
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