Red Lentil Soup (Mercimek Corbasi)

Ingredients

• 1 cup Red lentils
• 1 medium Onion
• 1 medium Carrot
• 1 medium Potato
• 6 cups Vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons Tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons Olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Dried mint
• 1 teaspoon Paprika
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 0.5 teaspoon Black pepper
• 4 Lemon wedges

Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.

Instructions

1. 1Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
2. 2Add chopped onion, carrot, and potato and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes.
3. 3Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
4. 4Add red lentils and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until lentils are tender.
5. 5Use an immersion blender to blend the soup until smooth.
6. 6Stir in dried mint, paprika, salt, and pepper.
7. 7Serve hot with a lemon wedge.

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