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Red Lentil Soup from the Thermomix®

Name: Red Lentil Soup from the Thermomix®
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 2 sprigs mint; 1/2 dried chili pepper; 20 g olive oil; 1 carrot; 1 potato; 150 g red lentils; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1000 g vegetable stock; 2 tsp sweet paprika powder; 1 tsp cumin; 20 g butter; A little lemon juice; Chili flakes (for sprinkling)

Shared by CookAdapt · written for Thermomix

Your Thermomix does all 24 min for you

⁦5 min⁩Prep

⁦25 min⁩Cook

4Servings

Per serving · estimated

292 kcal12 g Protein41 g Carbs10 g Fat

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Instructions

Thermomix · 5Chop the aromatics · Sauté the aromatics · Cook the soup · Blend the soup +1

By hand · 2Season and garnish · Serve

Chop the aromatics

Place 1 onion (peeled, halved), 2 garlic cloves (peeled), 1/2 dried chili pepper and 1 sprig of mint (leaves only, this is half of the 2 sprigs) into the mixing bowl. Chop for 5 sec / speed 6, then push down with the spatula.

ChopTime00:05Speed6

Sauté the aromatics

Add 20 g olive oil and sauté for 3 min / 120°C / speed 1 / reverse. Place the simmering basket on the lid instead of the measuring cup.

SautéTime03:00Temp.120°Speed1Reverse

Cook the soup

Peel 1 carrot and 1 potato and cut into pieces. Add to the mixing bowl with 150 g red lentils, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1000 g vegetable stock, 2 tsp sweet paprika powder and 1 tsp cumin. Cook for 20 min / 100°C / speed 2 / reverse, until the lentils and vegetables are soft. Place the simmering basket on the lid instead of the measuring cup.

CookTime20:00Temp.100°Speed2Reverse

Blend the soup

Insert the measuring cup and hold it in place. Blend the soup for 20 sec, gradually increasing the speed from speed 4 to speed 8.

BlendTime00:20Speed8

Stir in the butter

Add 20 g butter and mix for 20 sec / speed 2.

MixTime00:20Speed2

Season and garnish

Season the soup with a little lemon juice. When plating, have 1 sprig of mint (leaves only, the other half) and chili flakes ready for sprinkling.

By hand

Serve

Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with the remaining mint leaves and serve sprinkled with chili flakes.

By hand

Step 1, as written for the Thermomix

ChopTime00:05Speed6

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