Lunch · Dinner recipe

One-pot red lentil soup with spinach

Name: One-pot red lentil soup with spinach
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp (27 g) Olive oil; 1½ medium (160 g) Yellow onion, chopped; 2 medium (122 g) Carrots, chopped; 2 stalks (80 g) Celery, chopped; 3 cloves (9 g) Garlic, minced; 2 tsp (4.2 g) Ground cumin; 1 tsp (3 g) Ground turmeric; 1 tsp (2.3 g) Paprika (sweet or smoked); 1½ cups (288 g) Red lentils, dry, rinsed; 14½ oz (411 g) Diced tomatoes, canned, one 14.5-oz can; 2 cups (442 g) Vegetable broth; 2 cups (474 g) Water; ½ tsp (3 g) Salt; 3 cups loosely packed (90 g) Baby spinach; 2 tbsp (30 g) Lemon juice

Red lentils melt into a thick, golden soup with cumin, turmeric and a squeeze of lemon.

One pot
45 min · 15 min hands-on
Serves 6
Vegan
Gluten-free

31–45 g carbs
Fiber 6 g+
Sodium 600 mg or less
Sat fat 4 g or less
500 calories or less

Ingredients

2 tbsp27 gOlive oil
1½ medium160 gYellow onionchopped
2 medium122 gCarrotschopped
2 stalks80 gCelerychopped
3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
2 tsp4.2 gGround cumin
1 tsp3 gGround turmeric
1 tsp2.3 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)
1½ cups288 gRed lentils, dryrinsed
14½ oz411 gDiced tomatoes, cannedone 14.5-oz can
2 cups442 gVegetable broth
2 cups474 gWater
½ tsp3 gSalt
3 cups loosely packed90 gBaby spinach
2 tbsp30 gLemon juice

Steps

Warm the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the onion, carrot and celery until soft, 6 to 8 minutes.
Stir in the garlic, cumin, turmeric and paprika for 1 minute.
Add the lentils, tomatoes, broth, water and salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer, partly covered, 20 to 25 minutes, stirring now and then, until the lentils fall apart.
Stir in the spinach until it wilts, then the lemon juice. For a smoother soup, blend part of it.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy vegetable broth labeled gluten-free.

Allergens: none in the ingredients as written. Some brands contain gluten.

Cook mode Log it in Today

Made it

Made it? Share how yours turned out.

Want one that fits your numbers?

Pick the meal, the pan and your targets, and the Every Helping recipe generator writes a recipe with every number worked out. Free on the web.

Make a recipe Get the apps first