Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Apricot Lentil Soup

Sunday, June 6, 2010

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Apricot Lentil Soup - Armenian

* Exported from MasterCook *

Apricot Lentil Soup - Armenian

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 cals) LowFat (Less than 25%)
Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion -- chopped
2 cloves garlic -- minced
1/3 cup dried apricots
1 1/2 cups red lentils
5 cups vegetable stock
3 roma (plum) tomatoes -- peeled, seeded and chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
salt -- to taste
ground black pepper -- to taste
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Saute onion, garlic, and apricots in olive oil. Add lentils and stock.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in tomatoes,
and season with cumin, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 10
minutes.

Stir in lemon juice. Puree 1/2 of the soup in a blender, then return to
the pot. Serve.

Servings: 4

Values per serving: Calories: 281, Total Fat: 9.1 g Fiber: 16.1 g

"Lentil soup with a sweet-tangy twist. This is great with a warm piece of
black bread slathered with creamy butter."

Cuisine:
"MidEastern"
Source:
"High-Fiber-Health.com"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"June 2010"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 597 Calories; 16g Fat (23.4%
calories from fat); 29g Protein; 89g Carbohydrate; 29g Dietary Fiber; 3mg
Cholesterol; 2051mg Sodium. Exchanges: 5 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat;
1 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 3 1/2 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 903920 0 4779 0 0 0 0 0