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Easy Italian Lentil Soup
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Easy Italian Lentil Soup

11 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

A warming, filling vegetarian soup, great in winter, wonderful comfort food.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

388
Calories
11g
Protein
15g
Fat
51g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 white onion
  • 280g uncooked red lentils
  • 1l stock
  • 250ml red wine
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp each of thyme, nutmeg and mixed herbs
  • 25g brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornflour (optional)
  • dash of lemon juice
  • salt and pepper to taste

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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