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Lentil, Rice, Tomato Soup

Lentil Rice Soup Recipe

Written by Published on Updated on October 10, 2022 in Mediterranean cuisine

It’s a chilly day today so a bowl of Lentil and Rice soup definitely makes the day warmer.  It’s Soupseason so my Meal Plan is filled with wonderful tasty soups to be prepared. My mom told me that these kinds of combinations were prepared in Greek villages because food back then was scarce.  The village women experimented with different ingredients something similar to a Recipe Developer today.  They would combine Lentil and Rice, White Beans with Pasta to fill their family’s stomachs during winter season.

My hubby was not totally convinced about trying out this soup.  His first reaction was “Ohhh great Lentil Soup” but once he saw the rice he kind of made beeline for the living room. 🙂  It took me a few tries to convince him to try it but he did, but he was still not crazy about it.  Buttt what I did was add some spicyyyy and smoked paprika powder (which he is not allowed to eat) and loved it!!

Lentil is high in protein and iron, a delicious and healthy soup for all.

Have a great day everyone!!

Lentil, Rice, Tomato Soup

Lentil Rice Soup

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A healthy soup filled with Iron and protein due to the Lentil.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Lentil boiled
  • 1 ½ cups White Long Grain Rice boiled
  • 1 Pepper chopped
  • 2 Tomatoes grated
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • ⅓ cup Olive OIl
  • 1 Garlic Clove (optional)
  • 2 tbsp Smoked Paprika
  • 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
  • ½ tsp Chili flakes
  • Salt
  • ½ tsp Sugar
  • 1 Leek chopped
  • 1 liter Water

Instructions
 

  • Boil lentil and rice in salted water. Drain and set aside
    boiled lentil and rice
  • Add olive oil into a medium-size pot along with peppers, leek, garlic until fragrant. Stir for a few minutes pour in the water and let boil for 5 minutes on medium to high heat.
  • Transfer the rest of the ingredients and cook for 30 minutes until soup has thickened.
    vegetables, legumes, bay leaf
  • Serve hot
Keyword Comfort Food, Easy recipe, Healthy recipes

KALI MAS OREXI!! 🙂

 

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

7 Comments

  1. popsiclesociety
    November 5, 2020 at 9:25 am  ·  Reply
    I love it! My grandma used to do a tomatoes soup with rice too and I've always loved it! 😋😋
  2. dtills
    November 5, 2020 at 6:35 pm  ·  Reply
    Perfect soup for this dreary day here! 💕
  3. theperfectcurry
    January 8, 2021 at 8:55 pm  ·  Reply
    Oh how lovely just shared lentil soup ❤️ I love Lentils

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