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Lentil burghul soup

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Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Total Time:35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 green onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • Half red bell pepper
  • 1 cup carrots
  • 1 cup lentil
  • 1/3 cup burghul
  • 1 pint of water & 1 cup
  • Spices
  • 1 tap chicken flavour stock powder
  • Tsp salt
  • Tsp turmeric
  • Pinch chili pepper
  • Tsp crushed black pepper
  • Maggie cube
  • 1/2 lemon juice

Instructions

  • In a medium sized pot over medium heat, add your roughly chopped veggies with your washed and rinsed lentils, lemon juice,spices and water.
  • Allow to cook down for 30-35 minutes or until the onion easily breaks apart.
  • Add your cooked veggies and lentil in a food processor and whizz it until the texture is smooth and little to no clumps.
  • Return the soup to the pot, add your burghul add an additional cup of water to loosen the soup. I like mine a little on the thicker side but you can add and how ever more or little you like.
  • Enjoy with a squeeze of lemon, and croutons.