Turkish Red Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup red lentil, washed and cleaned
4 cups vegetable stock
1/4 cup mild onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup white potato, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)

 

Directions:

1 Place the red lentils in a colandar and rinse.
2 Sift through to remove and debris or damaged beans.
3 Place the washed and cleaned lentils into a medium pot with the stock, potatoes, onions and paprika.
4 Bring the pot to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
5 Loosely place a lid on the pot leaving slightly ajar as to allow some evaporation.
6 Cook for 40-40 minutes until the lentils are tender.
7 Add salt and pepper to taste.
8 Place all but 1 cup of the soup into a blender or food processor and blend briefly.
9 Return blended soup to the pot with the reserved cup of soup.
10 Heat through.
11 Serve.