Red lentil soup

Name: Red lentil soup
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 200 g red lentils (dry); 1 medium onions; 1 medium carrots; 2 cloves garlic; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 1 Tsp cumin powder; 1 Tsp paprika; 1 cube vegetable stock cube; 1200 ml tap water; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsp lemon juice

Turkish-style lentil soup with cumin and lemon.

35 minto make
4portions
Easyto cook
Vegandiet

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A very low footprint

0.2 kg CO₂e a portion, or 0.46 kg for every kilo of the dish: its climate, nitrogen, land and water impacts together, from farm to plate.

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A high nutrition rating

283 kcal and 13.3 g of protein a portion. The rating weighs what's in it, inspired by Nutri-Score.

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Ingredients

For 4 portions

200 g red lentils (dry)
1 medium onions
1 medium carrots
2 cloves garlic
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 Tsp cumin powder
1 Tsp paprika
1 cube vegetable stock cube
1,200 ml tap water
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp lemon juice

Method

Soften the chopped onion, carrot and garlic in the oil, and stir in the tomato paste and spices.
Add the rinsed lentils, water and stock cube and simmer for 20 minutes.
Blend until smooth and stir in the lemon juice.

Nutrition

	A portion (428 g)	100 g
Energy	283 kcal	66 kcal
Protein	13.3 g	3.1 g
Carbohydrate	40.7 g	9.5 g
of which sugars	3.9 g	0.9 g
Fat	8.1 g	1.9 g
of which saturates	1.3 g	0.3 g
Fibre	6.8 g	1.6 g
Salt	1 g	0.2 g

Footprint

	A portion	1 kg
Climate (CO₂ eq)	0.2 kg	0.46 kg
Nutrient pollution (N eq)	1.46 g	3.4 g
Land use for a year	0.15 m²	0.35 m²
Water use	514 l	1,201 l

Footprint from AGRIBALYSE 3.1.1 (ADEME), with our own minor changes. How we work it out.

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