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Mercimek Çorbası – Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Mint Butter

Name: Mercimek Çorbası – Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Mint Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 200 g Red split lentils; 1 piece Yellow onion; 1 piece Carrot; 1 piece Small potato; 30 g Butter; 4 g Dried mint; 3 g Sweet paprika or Aleppo pepper; 1100 ml Water or broth; 25 ml Lemon juice; null Salt

The beloved symbol of Turkish dining: silky smooth red lentils simmered with aromatics, finished with sizzling dried mint butter and lemon wedges.

Prep

10 min

Cook

25 min

Total

35 min

Ingredients

4servings

Red split lentils
200 g
Yellow onion
1 piece
Carrot
1 piece
Small potato
1 piece
Butter
30 g
Dried mint
4 g
Sweet paprika or Aleppo pepper
3 g
Water or broth
1100 ml
Lemon juice
25 ml
Salt

Preparation Steps

Combine red lentils, onion, carrot, potato, water, and salt in a pot; simmer for 20 minutes until tender.

20 min timer

Blend soup with an immersion blender until completely smooth and velvety.

2 min timer

In a small pan, melt butter with dried mint and paprika for 30 seconds until sizzling and fragrant.

1 min timer

Ladle soup into bowls, swirl hot mint butter over each portion, and serve with fresh lemon wedges.

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Source: Traditional Anatolian & Turkish Culinary Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA))

Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105

License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal

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Mercimek Çorbası – Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Mint Butter

Ingredients

Preparation Steps

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