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🍽️ Warm Rice and Lentil Soup

423 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 300 g red lentils
• 150 g basmati rice
• 1 white onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 1.5 l vegetable broth
• salt (cayenne pepper)
• basil

Instructions

1. 1. Place the rice in a sieve and rinse it thoroughly under running water.
2. 2. Place the rinsed rice in a pot and cover it with one and a half times its volume of lightly salted water.
3. 3. Bring the water to a boil.
4. 4. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and let the rice swell for about 15 minutes.
5. 5. Peel the onion and cut it in half lengthwise.
6. 6. Cut the onion halves into thin wedges.
7. 7. Heat olive oil in a pot.
8. 8. Add the onions to the hot oil and sauté them until translucent.
9. 9. Press the garlic directly into the pot.
10. 10. Add the tomato paste and paprika powder.
11. 11. Sauté the mixture briefly while stirring.
12. 12. Deglaze the mixture with vegetable broth.
13. 13. Bring the broth to a boil.
14. 14. Add the rinsed rice and lentils to the boiling broth.
15. 15. Let the soup cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
16. 16. Season the soup with salt and cayenne pepper.
17. 17. Cut the basil into thin strips.
18. 18. Divide the lentil soup onto plates.
19. 19. Add the cooked rice to the soup.
20. 20. Garnish the soup with the basil strips and serve.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 423
• Protein: 22 g · Fett/Fat: 9 g · Carbs: 61 g