Middle Eastern Lentil Soup

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  Easy to make from just a few ingredients. The lentils blend to form a creamy soup made slightly tangy with the addition of the lemon juice. Healthy, nutritious, delicious!

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups of red/yellow lentils
• 8 cups of chicken/vegetable stock
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• Handful of chopped flat-leaf parsley
• Juice of half a lemon

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Serves 6

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups of red/yellow lentils
• 8 cups of chicken/vegetable stock
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• Handful of chopped flat-leaf parsley
• Juice of half a lemon

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