Red lentil and carrot soup

378 kcal · per serving

Lunch · Per serving

kcal: 378
Protein: 17.4 g
min: 35
What this plan asks for: 1.5 portions

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Ingredients

Red lentils· cupboard, all year95 g
Carrot· fresh, in season now115 g
Onion· held over from the harvest55 g
Olive oil· cupboard, all year15 g
Cumin· cupboard, all year1 g
Vegetable stock· cupboard, all year525 g
Lemon juice· cupboard, all year10 g

Method

Red lentils lose their skins and collapse, which is why they are on the gentle list when green ones are not — no roughage survives the pot. Toast the cumin in the oil first, and the lemon goes in off the heat.

When this dish is in season

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This week

It did not make it into the plan for these seven days.

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Bulgur with tomato and a great deal of herb356 kcal · 100% in season
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Kholodnyk — chilled beetroot and kefir soup276 kcal · 100% in season

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