Lentil And Bulgur Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over high heat. Cook and stir the onion in the hot oil until it begins to soften, about 2 minutes. Stir the garlic into the onion and cook another 2 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes to the onion mixture; continue to cook and stir another 10 minutes.
• Pour in the chicken stock, red lentils, bulgur, rice, tomato paste, paprika, cayenne pepper, and mint to the tomato mixture; season with salt and black pepper. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the the lentils and rice are cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender to no more than half full. Firmly hold the lid in place and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth; pour into your serving dish. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup in cooking pot.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot and saute onions 5-7 minutes.
• add garlic and spices, stirring for 2 minutes.
• stir in tomato paste and stock boil and add lentils and bulgur.
• cover and simmer until tender and soup is thickened, 30-40 minutes.
• stir in half of the herbs and garnish with the rest.
• serve with sour cream or plain yogurt.

Steps:

• Melt 2 tbsp butter in a pot over medium heat. Add cumin, garlic and onions and cook until onions are soft. Meanwhile, blanch the tomatoes and peel.
• Increase heat, and add tomato paste. Cook about 3 minutes until the paste darkens. Meanwhile, finely chop the tomatoes.
• Add tomatoes, broth, lentils, bulgur, and 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 45 minutes over low heat. When the lentils are tender, season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 3 tbsp butter in saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in mint and paprika. Serve soup in bowls and drizzle with seasoned butter.