Adas Tunisian lentil soup
Brown lentils cooked soft with cumin, garlic and a little harissa. Cheap, quick and genuinely good.
Serves 4 · 35 min
Per portion
| Calories | 296 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 16.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 36.2 g |
| Fat | 7.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.2 g |
| Sugars | 3.7 g |
| Fibre | 6.1 g |
| Sodium | 767.4 mg |
Counted from the recipe. Real portions vary with the cook.
Ingredients
- 250 g brown lentils
- 1, chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1, diced carrot
- 1 mgharfa kbira tomato paste
- 1 mgharfa s8ira cumin
- 1/2 mgharfa s8ira harissa
- 2 mgharfa kbira olive oil
- 1/2 lemon
Method
- Soften the onion, garlic and carrot in olive oil.
- Add the tomato paste, cumin and harissa.
- Tip in the rinsed lentils, cover with water and simmer until collapsing.
- Season well and finish with lemon.