Monday, May 25, 2009

Egyptian Lentil Soup

I'm so used to making lentil soup with split red lentils that I wanted a break from it to cook with brown lentils. I found the perfect recipe for egyptian lentil soup from a new cookbook I just acquired called 'Classic Vegetarian Cooking from the Middle East and North Africa'. As most of you know, I love middle eastern flavors so this soup was right up my alley. It's dead simple but richly flavored with cumin, garlic, onions and lemon juice. The recipe requires an extra step at the end of adding fried onions as a garnish on top of the soup but I wanted to save my fat and calorie count. This is my soup o' the week and I'll be having it for dinner every day after work. Yum!

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10 comments:

  1. n/aMay 25, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    Oh, that looks awesome! I have that book. I need to look through my ethnic cookbooks for raw recipes, just to expand what I eat and use the books I already have! Maybe there's some salads.

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  2. Vic RobinsonMay 25, 2009 at 4:48 PM

    This looks incredible! I really enjoy your blog.

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  3. OraphanMay 25, 2009 at 8:44 PM

    Yum...Yum...Yum...Your soup looks so yummy!!! =D

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  4. Monique a.k.a. MoMay 26, 2009 at 3:14 AM

    Amazing. I really should make soup more often.

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  5. veggievixenMay 26, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    i have made a similar recipe before...it was so good!

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  6. AnonymousMay 26, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    Can you please make something with lentils?

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  7. MaryMay 26, 2009 at 6:41 PM

    The seasoning sounds delicious. I'll bet the soup gets better each day it sits in the fridge.

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  8. Jen TreehuggerMay 27, 2009 at 10:45 AM

    Looks beautiful and I LOVE that dish.
    OK - the word verification is forkette!!!

    hee hee hee

    (yes I am easily amused)

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  9. aTxVegnMay 27, 2009 at 6:47 PM

    That is a beautiful soup and it sounds just delicious!

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  10. UnknownMay 28, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    Wow, everything in the pics looks so tasty! I may have to stop into the place where you work the next time I'm in town...because I may be too lazy to make the dishes myself:)

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