Red Lentil & Broccoli Turkey Soup
30 min 473kcal
Ingredients
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White Onion
Broccoli
Garlic
Mint, fresh
Red Lentils, dry
Cilantro, fresh
Ground Cumin
Ground Cardamom
Ground Turmeric
Red Chili Pepper
Salt
Ground Black Pepper
Ground Ginger
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Red Pepper Flakes, crushed
Turkey Breast, raw
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1/2 small
1/2 cup
1 clove
5 leaves
5 tbsp
1 tsp
1/3 tsp
1/3 tsp
1/3 tsp
1 medium
2 pinches
1 pinch
1/3 tsp
1 tbsp
1 pinch
60g
Nutritional Value
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Fat
Carbs
Protein
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17g
48g
33g
Step by Step
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Soak lentils for 30-60 min. prepare the rest - peel garlic and onion, wash herbs and vegetables and chop broccoli, onion, red chili pepper (optional), cilantro, mint leaves, and cut turkey breast into small pieces.
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In a small cooking pot add half of the olive oil and sautee the minced garlic and onion at medium-high heat for about 1 min. Add turmeric, ginger, cumin, red pepper flakes and cardamom. Stir and add "a sip" of water, so that the spices don't burn.
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Stir again and add chopped broccoli, lentils, a pinch of salt, ground black pepper, and about 2 cups of water (so that everything is covered).
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Add turkey pieces.
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Cover everything with the lid and cook for 15-30 min until lentils are tender and everything else is cooked.
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Add mint and cilantro. Turn off the heat.
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If you like creamy soups blend the soup with a hand blender all the way through until smooth. Stir in the remaining olive oil. season with a pinch of salt, and pour some boiling water if too thick. Add chopped red chili pepper at the end (optional).