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Favorite Lentil Soup

“Red lentils are colorful and creamy in this Middle Eastern-inspired soup. A fragrant mix of olive oil, onion soup mix, ground cumin, and pepper provide zip! The lentils are cooked in a pressure cooker, then combined with herbs and spices and processed until smooth. Just before serving, a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkling of parsley are added.”

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2010

Really good, really easy to make. I didn't need a pressure cooker either. I added cayenne instead of black pepper and cilantro instead of parsley, and I added the cilantro at the same time as the onion soup mix.

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KIKGIRL517

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2010

Yum!

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Natalie

Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2009

This was good, but the onion soup mix made it way too salty for me! My teens liked the fact that they didn't have to add salt to their serving! I added a chopped carrot, and garnished this with salad burnette. Next time, I'll have to make my own onion soup mix, and leave out the salt for my liking this!

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sueb

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Prattville, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: May 10, 2009

Very good!

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neicie

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2007

This soup is really yummy. The only change I made was to add a bit of chopped jalapeno peppers for a wee bit of zing. TO SOLA, who rated on 7 Aug 05: YOU CHANGED ABOUT 99% OF THE INGREDIENTS AND THEN SAID IT WASN'T SOMETHING YOU WANT TO EAT OVER A FEW DAYS...AND YOU GAVE IT 4 STARS. ---> For crying out loud, if you change just about every ingredient in the entire recipe, DO THE DECENT THING AND DON'T RATE IT DOWN!! I couldn't believe you did that when I read the reviews. Geez!!

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PONI (rhymes with Bonnie)

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2007

This is a great recipe! I've used it a few times, although I normally add more cumin and use a saucepan instead of a pressure cooker. Thanks!

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Stephen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2005

I was scaling this recipe down to 2 servings, so I didn't see any point in opening a whole thing of dry onion soup mix just to use a 1/4 of it. Instead, I cooked the lentils in vegetable broth. I left out the olive oil and used some leftover green onion (again, didn't want to use 1/4 of a regular onion) that I threw in at the end of the cook time. My red lentils soaked up the broth within 20 minutes (didn't use a pressure cooker), so I added 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup skim milk when I added the lemon juice. I used 1/2 tbsp of dried parsley and went a bit heavier on the black pepper. Overall, this was a pretty quick lunch. Not something I'd want to eat over a few days, but as a one time midday meal, it was good (and healthy!).

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Sola

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Spokane, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2004

I won't rate because I made quite a few changes. First of all, I sauteed the onions with paprika and a crushed garlic clove in olive oil. After 10 minutes, I added them to the lentils and covered with water in a normal saucepan. I checked often to add more water, and simmered 15 minutes on low/med heat. Then I added the onion mix with 1 1/2 cup of water, & simmered 10 mn. I served with toasted bread and cubed cheddar. I didn't put any lemon.

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XVELVETX

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Paris, Île-De-France, France

Living In: Ames, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2004

My soup didn't come out so well. It was really really thick. In fact I think I made lentil hummus. Can anyone tell me what might have gone wrong? The flavor was good my it just was not soupy.

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FEEDELANUIT007

Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2003

This is some good lentil soup.. I would on ly suggest reducing black pepper to 1/4 tsp... I spicy food but the black pepper flavor in the soup was still a little strong. This recipe is a great use for a package of Onion soup mix!!!

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