Reviewed: May 19, 2012

I reduced the olive oil to 1 TB, for sauteing the onions and garlic (which I upped to 4 cloves because I love garlic and some other reviewers complained of blandness), because for health reasons I need to avoid fats and oils as much as possible. I omitted the final 4 tsp of olive oil added at the end entirely. And despite that, this was delicious! So anyone who needs to reduce their fat intake can feel safe reducing the oil called for in the recipe, without fear of ruining the recipe.

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rarelytame

Reviewed: May 14, 2012

So incredibly good. Used vegetable stock to make it a truly delicios/filling meal.

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pompom826

Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2012

Wow! Prepared the soup as the recipe's written and was not disappointed at all. Tonight was the beginning of a new recipe making it's home in my cooking rotation.

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Carly Campbell

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2012

Doubled the lemon and did not puree. YUM!

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Jacki

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Beaver, West Virginia, USA

Living In: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2012

Oh my goodness! This soup is delicious! I follow this recipe as stated and it is wonderful and heathly! The only thing I would change is to DOUBLE the recipe because you will definitely want some more once it is gone :-)

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aps151

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2012

Excellent soup... I'll be making this again for sure. Thanks!

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Karalyn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2012

This is as good as it gets! Love the extra lemon treat.

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Julie

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2012

I followed the recipe except I left out the cilantro and didn't serve it olive oil and chili powder. I thought it was excellent.

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LKristine

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2012

Fabulous! I added a can of diced tomatoes with liquid. Lentils tend to absorb liquid as they cook. I added chopped celery and green onions and more chili powder. Definitely puree half. Great soup. You can be inventive. A keeper!

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Beachbaby 72

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Midland, Texas, USA

Living In: College Station, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2012

This was an excellent soup. I made it exactly like the recipe and then had to go make another double batch because we all wanted seconds and there wasn't enough!

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