Apricot Lentil Soup

Name: Apricot Lentil Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, chopped 1 onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced; ⅓ cup dried apricots ⅓ cup dried apricots; 1 ½ cups red lentils 1 ½ cups red lentils; 5 cups chicken stock 5 cups chicken stock; 3 roma (plum) tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped 3 roma (plum) tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped; ½ teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon dried thyme, salt to taste, ground black pepper to taste ½ teaspoon dried thyme, salt to taste, ground black pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Prep: 15 minsCook: 50 mins

Prep

15 mins

Cook

50 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Hard

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Ingredients

Servings:

33 tablespoons olive oil
11 onion, chopped
22 cloves garlic, minced
⅓ cup dried apricots⅓ cup dried apricots
11 ½ cups red lentils
55 cups chicken stock
33 roma (plum) tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped
½ teaspoon ground cumin½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried thyme, salt to taste, ground black pepper to taste½ teaspoon dried thyme, salt to taste, ground black pepper to taste
22 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions

1
Saute onion, garlic, and apricots in olive oil. Add lentils and stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
2
Stir in tomatoes, and season with cumin, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes.
3
Stir in lemon juice. Puree 1/2 of the soup in a blender, then return to the pot. Serve.

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