Spiced Lentil Soup

Name: Spiced Lentil Soup
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsp unsalted butter; 1 onion, chopped; 2 carrots, diced; 2 ribs celery, diced; 1 green bell pepper, diced; 1 small boiling potato, peeled, diced; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 Tbsp ground chili powder; 3/4 tsp ground allspice; 1 small bay leaf and 5 sprigs parsley, tied together with kitchen string; 1/2 lb lentils, picked over; 6 c chicken broth; salt; freshly ground black pepper

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3 Tbsp

olive oil
2 Tbsp

unsalted butter
1

onion, chopped
2

carrots, diced
2

ribs celery, diced
1

green bell pepper, diced
1 small

boiling potato, peeled, diced
1 tsp

ground cumin
1 Tbsp

ground chili powder
3/4 tsp

ground allspice
1 small

bay leaf and 5 sprigs parsley, tied together with kitchen string
1/2 lb

lentils, picked over
6 c

chicken broth
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salt
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freshly ground black pepper

How to Make Spiced Lentil Soup

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Place the olive oil, butter and onion in a soup kettle, set over low heat and cook until the onion has softened, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Increase the heat to medium, add the carrots and stir-cook for 1 minute.
Add the celery and stir-cook for 1 minute.
Add the green pepper and stir-cook for 1 minute.
Add the diced potato, cumin, chili powder and allspice; stir-cook for 1 minute.
Add the herb bundle, lentils and chicken broth; bring to a boil, then boil for 1 minute.
Cover and simmer for about 1 hour, or until the lentils are tender.
The soup may be prepared in advance up to this point.
Season the soup with salt and fresh pepper to taste and discard the parsley-bay leaf bundle.
Ladle the soup into warm bowls and serve steaming hot.