Brown Lentil Soup with Lemon
A cheap, filling lentil soup finished with cumin and a hard squeeze of lemon.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 45 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $10.12
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup brown/green lentils
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 yellow onions
- 1/2 lb carrots
- 3/8 bunch celery
- 4 clove garlic
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 oz tomato paste
- 7 cup vegetable broth
- 2 lemon
- 5 oz baby spinach(optional)
Method
Cook the diced onion, carrot and celery in the olive oil for 8 minutes.
Add the garlic, cumin, turmeric and tomato paste and cook 2 minutes.
Stir in the rinsed lentils and the broth and bring to a boil.
Simmer 30 minutes, until the lentils are completely soft and starting to break down.
Stir in the spinach and let it wilt.
Season heavily with salt and finish with the juice of both lemons, which is what makes it taste like anything.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £33.57 | £8.39 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Canada | $105.47 | $26.37 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Spain | 14,91 € | 3,73 € | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| United States | $40.48 | $10.12 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Australia | $36.30 | $9.08 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $73.09 | $18.27 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Greece | 25,99 € | 6,50 € | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Mexico | $790.58 | $197.65 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٧١٢٫٨٧ ج.م. | ١٧٨٫٢٢ ج.م. | 9 of 11 ingredients |
| Germany | 24,44 € | 6,11 € | 9 of 11 ingredients |
| Austria | € 30,81 | € 7,70 | 9 of 11 ingredients |
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