Moroccan Tomato Lentil Soup
Moroccan Tomato Lentil Soup
If you’re looking for a way to eat more healthfully, this savory soup from Au Bon Pain is your new go-to recipe. Loaded with fresh vegetables (like carrots, cabbage, and tomatoes), high-fiber legumes (like lentils and kidney beans), and aromatic Moroccan spices, this soup is as good for you as it is delicious.Click here for more of our best soup recipes.
Servings
6
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 cup onion, medium dice
- ½ cup celery, medium dice
- ½ cup carrots, medium dice
- 1 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 can ground tomato with herbs
- 6 cup vegetable stock
- ½ cup brown lentils, dried
- ½ cup red lentils, dried
- ½ cup red bell pepper, medium dice
- 2 cup cabbage, sliced
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- ½ cup navy beans, cooked
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
Directions
- In a heavy bottomed soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat and sauté onion, celery, and carrots until they begin to sweat and soften, approximately 5—7 minutes.
- Add the garlic, curry powder, chili powder, and sugar; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
- Add the canned ground tomato and the vegetable stock and then bring the stock to a boil. Partially cover the pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the vegetables are just tender, about 20 minutes.
- Then, let the mixture cool slightly before removing it from heat and using an immersion blender to purée ingredients to your preferred consistency.
- Return the soup to low heat; add the lentils, red peppers, cabbage, diced tomato, and navy beans. Continue cooking the soup on a low simmer until the lentils are softened, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.