Lentil Soup
This healthy lentil soup recipe comes together quickly with pantry ingredients, simple spices, fresh greens, and lemon.
Also known as Best Lentil Soup

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Best Lentil Soup
The best lentil soup recipe! It's healthy, warming, and easy to make with pantry ingredients. Fresh herbs and spices add delicious flavor.
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Five reasons to love this recipe: The recipe calls for seasonal vegetables and affordable pantry ingredients, but tastes gourmet.
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Garlic to Thinly Sliced
4 medium cloves garlic, thinly sliced or finely chopped by hand (see note)
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Source: Spaghetti Puttanesca (Spaghetti With Capers, Olives, and Anchovies)
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Garlic to Finely Chopped By Hand
4 medium cloves garlic, thinly sliced or finely chopped by hand (see note)
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Source: Spaghetti Puttanesca (Spaghetti With Capers, Olives, and Anchovies)
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Yellow Onion to Leek
1 medium yellow onion or large leek, finely diced (about 8 ounces; 225g)
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Source: Caldo Verde (Portuguese Potato and Kale Soup With Sausage) Recipe
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Yellow Onion to Finely Diced
1 medium yellow onion or large leek, finely diced (about 8 ounces; 225g)
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Source: Caldo Verde (Portuguese Potato and Kale Soup With Sausage) Recipe
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Red Pepper Flakes to More to Taste
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes, or more to taste
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Source: Sicilian Pizza With Pepperoni and Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe
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White Wine Vinegar to Sherry Vinegar
White wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, or fresh lemon juice, to taste
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Source: Chicken Marsala
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White Wine Vinegar to Lemon Juice
White wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, or fresh lemon juice, to taste
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Source: Chicken Marsala
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White Wine Vinegar to To Taste
White wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, or fresh lemon juice, to taste
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Source: Chicken Marsala
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White Wine Vinegar to Red Wine Vinegar
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
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Source: Classic Panzanella Salad (Tuscan-Style Tomato and Bread Salad)
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Yellow Onion to White Onion
1 medium yellow or white onion, chopped
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Source: Best Lentil Soup
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Vegetable Broth to Water
2 cups vegetable broth or water
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Source: Homemade Vegetarian Chili
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Fire-Roasted Tomatoes to Whole Peeled Tomatoes
1 large can (28 ounces) fire-roasted crushed tomatoes or whole peeled tomatoes, with their juices
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Source: Quick Chana Masala
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Black Pepper to Cayenne Pepper
Optional spices: freshly ground black pepper, cayenne pepper and/or garlic powder
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Source: Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
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Black Pepper to Garlic Powder
Optional spices: freshly ground black pepper, cayenne pepper and/or garlic powder
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Source: Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil to Avocado Oil
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil or avocado oil
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Source: AIR FRYER CHICKEN BREAST
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Parsley to Cilantro Leaves
¼ cup fresh parsley or cilantro leaves
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Source: Best Shakshuka
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Parsley to Basil
½ cup chopped fresh parsley or basil
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Source: Tortellini Soup
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How to Make the Best Lentil Soup
How to Make the Best Lentil Soup · raw_snapshot.article_sections[0] · Best Lentil Soup
AIR FRYER CHICKEN BREAST
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View sourceBest Shakshuka
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View sourceCaldo Verde (Portuguese Potato and Kale Soup With Sausage) Recipe
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View sourceChicken Marsala
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View sourceClassic Panzanella Salad (Tuscan-Style Tomato and Bread Salad)
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View sourceCrispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
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View sourceHomemade Vegetarian Chili
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View sourceLentil Soup
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View sourceQuick Chana Masala
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View sourceSicilian Pizza With Pepperoni and Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe
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View sourceSpaghetti Puttanesca (Spaghetti With Capers, Olives, and Anchovies)
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Recipe: Best Lentil Soup
Imported from the love-and-lemons page for dev review.
Source: Lentil Soup
AIR FRYER CHICKEN BREAST
Article
View sourceBest Lentil Soup
Article
View sourceBest Shakshuka
Article
View sourceCaldo Verde (Portuguese Potato and Kale Soup With Sausage) Recipe
Article
View sourceChicken Marsala
Article
View sourceClassic Panzanella Salad (Tuscan-Style Tomato and Bread Salad)
Article
View sourceCrispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Article
View sourceHomemade Vegetarian Chili
Article
View sourceLentil Soup
Article
View sourceQuick Chana Masala
Article
View sourceSicilian Pizza With Pepperoni and Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe
Article
View sourceSpaghetti Puttanesca (Spaghetti With Capers, Olives, and Anchovies)
Article
View sourceTortellini Soup
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How to Make the Best Lentil Soup
How to Make the Best Lentil Soup · raw_snapshot.article_sections[0] · Best Lentil Soup
AIR FRYER CHICKEN BREAST
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View sourceBest Lentil Soup
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View sourceBest Shakshuka
Article
View sourceCaldo Verde (Portuguese Potato and Kale Soup With Sausage) Recipe
Article
View sourceChicken Marsala
Article
View sourceClassic Panzanella Salad (Tuscan-Style Tomato and Bread Salad)
Article
View sourceCrispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Article
View sourceHomemade Vegetarian Chili
Article
View sourceLentil Soup
Article
View sourceQuick Chana Masala
Article
View sourceSicilian Pizza With Pepperoni and Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe
Article
View sourceSpaghetti Puttanesca (Spaghetti With Capers, Olives, and Anchovies)
Article
View sourceTortellini Soup
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