Favorite Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups red lentils
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• place lentils into a pressure cooker, and cover with about 1 inch of water. add onion and oil, cook for 10 minutes and then turn off heat and let set for 10 minutes.
• place lentil mixture, cumin, and pepper into a food processor or blender and puree until smooth.
• transfer pureed soup into a large stock pot and return to heat. right as soup is ready to boil add onion soup mix, stirring until well mixed. simmer until soup has a thick creamy consistency.
• prior to serving add lemon juice and chopped parsley for a little flavor and garnish.