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Spiced leek, potato and lentil soup recipe
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Spiced leek, potato and lentil soup recipe

19 ingredients 5 min + 25 min 4 people openrecipes

A wholesome, filling soup made from leeks, fresh ginger, potato, coriander, chilli and split red lentils.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

846
Calories
71g
Protein
25g
Fat
86g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cumin seeds
  • tbsp butter
  • 40 medium leeks, trimmed and sliced
  • g thumb-size piece fresh root ginger, peeled then grated
  • 4 handful fresh coriander, stalks finely chopped
  • 1 fat red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 large Maris Piper or King Edward potato, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 split red lentils
  • 1 cumin seeds
  • 175 butter
  • g medium leeks, trimmed and sliced
  • 1 thumb-size piece fresh root ginger, peeled then grated
  • tbsp handful fresh coriander, stalks finely chopped
  • 40 fat red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • g large Maris Piper or King Edward potato, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 4 split red lentils
  • 1 chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1 semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 half fat crème fraiche or creamy yogurt, to serve

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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