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🍲 Creamy Red Lentil Turmeric Soup

529 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 350 g lentils
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 piece ginger (approx. 2 cm)
• 1 l vegetable broth
• 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
• 200 ml whipping cream
• salt
• pepper
• 50 g butter
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin powder

Instructions

1. 1. Place the red lentils in a sieve.
2. 2. Rinse the lentils under cold water.
3. 3. Repeat rinsing until the water runs clear.
4. 4. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes.
5. 5. Peel off the skin from the tomatoes.
6. 6. Halve the tomatoes.
7. 7. Remove the core from the tomatoes.
8. 8. Dice the flesh of the tomatoes into small cubes.
9. 9. Peel the onion.
10. 10. Slice the onion into thin half-rings.
11. 11. Peel the ginger.
12. 12. Grate the ginger finely.
13. 13. Put the washed lentils into a pot.
14. 14. Pour the vegetable broth into the pot.
15. 15. Add the diced tomatoes to the pot.
16. 16. Add the grated ginger to the pot.
17. 17. Add the turmeric to the pot.
18. 18. Bring the mixture to a boil.
19. 19. Reduce the heat.
20. 20. Let the soup simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes.
21. 21. Puree the soup in batches until smooth.
22. 22. Stir in the cream into the soup.
23. 23. Bring the soup back to a boil.
24. 24. Season the soup to taste.
25. 25. Check the consistency of the soup.
26. 26. Add a little more vegetable broth or water if the soup is too thick.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 529
• Protein: 23 g · Fett/Fat: 31 g · Carbs: 40 g