Red Lentil and Lime Soup

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Cooking time: 25 minutes
Preparation time: 20 minutes

Makes: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups     red lentils, thoroughly rinsed and cleaned
• 7 cups     water
• 1          large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 T.       turmeric
• 1 T.       ground cumin
• 1 t.       ground coriander
• 1 t.       creole red pepper seasoning
• 1 1/2 t.    Dijon mustard
• 3 T.       mild olive oil
• 1          bunch cilantro, chopped
• 3          limes, squeezed
• 1          10 oz. carton frozen spinach, thawed
• 6 T.       plain yogurt

Directions

1. Boil water in soup pot and add lentils, turmeric, and 1 T. olive oil. Simmer 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile saute onions in 2 T. oil. After 5 minutes, add cumin, coriander, mustard, and red pepper. Saute another 10 minutes.
3. Add chopped cilantro to onions and cook 1 minute.
4. Saute thawed spinach 4 minutes in 1 T. oil.
5. Use a potato masher to mash cooked lentils.
6. Add onion mixture and spinach to mashed lentils and add juice of 3 limes.
7. Serve soup, and top each bowl with 1 T. yogurt.

 

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