Delicious creamy red lentil soup for gourmets

Today, I'd like to share with you a recipe for a delicious creamy red lentil soup that has been inspired by the old recipes of our grandmothers blended with my own fantasy. It's a recipe that combines a unique combination of the right ingredients to create a unique flavour and taste for your taste buds, which will be appreciated by even the most fussy gourmets.

Soups are an ideal warm dish that will satisfy your hunger, deliver energy while being tasty and healthy. Adding soups to your daily menu is definitely a great choice from which you will certainly benefit.

As you may probably know, lentils are legumes full of proteins, minerals, vitamins and fibre and therefore they are a great choice when on diet or as an after-exercise food or just for keeping a healthy lifestyle. It has a beneficial effect on the level of sugar in the blood, lowers cholesterol, and so especially the heart of ours is pleased with this miracle of nature.

Red lentil is less known than black, but it is even tastier. 

You will see yourself when you try the following recipe :)

Ingredients:

- 1 coffee cup of red lentil

- 1 medium sized onion

- 1 potato

- 1 tomato

- 1 soup spoon of rice

- 1 soup spoon of bulgur

- 2 carrots

- 3 soup spoons of olive oil

- one slice of butter

- 1 tea spoon of salt, black pepper and red sweet pepper

- 1 L of boiling water

For serving prepare:

- 1 soup spoon of low fat yoghurt

- fresh parsley leaves

Method of preparation:

Wash carefully all the ingredients. Fry the onion on the olive oil and butter, then add chopped potato, tomato and carrots. Mix everything together and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the washed lentils, pour boiling water, add salt, pepper and red sweet pepper according to your taste. Do not forget to add bulgur and rice. Cook together until the ingredients are cooked. After cooking, blend with a hand mixer with until you get a cream soup. Leave the soup still for about 10 minutes to let the ingredients combine to a perfect taste. Serve with whole grain bread, white yogurt and parsley.

Enjoy your meal!