Whip up these healthy lentil recipes — from red lentil soup to lentil chili — to get more plant protein, fiber and essential micronutrients into your diet.
Sunny Lentils
Serve soup drizzled with good olive oil and dusted lightly with chili powder if desired.
Recipe Summary Sunny Lentils
This is a wonderfully bright and healthy recipe that I created one day when I was looking to use up the rest of my red lentils and fell in love with this flavor combination. Brown lentils could probably also be used, but would require more cooking time and more water for simmering as the tiny red lentils cook much faster than brown. You can add your own spices to your taste preference. I think crushed pineapple would work well in this recipe for more of a tropical flavor.Ingredients | Red Lentil Soup With Lemon Calories
1 tablespoon olive oil
⅓ cup onion, chopped
⅓ cup chopped green bell pepper
⅓ cup chopped red bell pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon dried tarragon
¼ teaspoon curry powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (15 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes in juice
¾ cup red lentils
2 tablespoons shredded sweetened coconut
water
Directions
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, garlic, tarragon, curry powder, salt, and black pepper; cook and stir until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes; bring soup to a simmer.
Stir red lentils and coconut into the soup; mix well to combine. Simmer soup, covered, adding water as needed, until lentils are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
Use broth instead of water if preferred.
Info | Red Lentil Soup With Lemon Calories
prep:
15 mins
cook:
25 mins
total:
40 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 1/2-cup servings
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