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Lemon and Spinach Lentil Soup
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Lemon and Spinach Lentil Soup

9 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

647
Calories
16g
Protein
15g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Green Lentil 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

  • 375 g green lentils, soaked for 1 hour
  • salt, to taste
  • fresh ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 kg spinach
  • 2 onions, cut in half then sliced thinly
  • 4 tablespoons oil
  • 6 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • 1 1/2 lemons, juice

Directions

1

Wash and drain the lentils, place them in a pan with water to cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until they are very tender, adding salt and pepper, to taste, towards the end of the cooking time.

2

Wash the spinach thoroughly, remove the stems, chop the leaves coarsely, and add them to the lentils.

3

Sauté the onions and garlic in oil until soft, add the flour and stir well.

4

Add a cup of water and stir until this sauce thickens; then pour the sauce into the soup.

5

Add the lemon juice and more water, if necessary, and simmer until the soup is thick.

6

Serve very hot.

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Category:Somalian Recipes

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Category:Somalian Vegetarian

Recipe sourced from fandom

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