{"id":732,"date":"2014-06-10T10:21:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rolledscroll.com\/?p=732"},"modified":"2014-06-10T11:01:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T17:01:00","slug":"lemony-yum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolledscroll.com\/news\/archives\/732","title":{"rendered":"Lemony Yum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0LEMONY YUM<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A friend of mine in Saskatchewan\u2014a neighbour I know from ranching days\u2014is a farm wife who grows lentils. I asked her for her favourite recipe, then tweaked it a bit, and might use it as one of the soups appearing in my novel. (Feel free to improvise your own ingredients.)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s delish!<\/p>\n

LEMON LENTIL SOUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

A splash of lemon-infused olive oil (a tablespoon or so)<\/p>\n

A large onion, chopped<\/p>\n

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped<\/p>\n

1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon cumin<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 cups red lentils, cleaned and rinsed<\/p>\n

6 cups chicken stock<\/p>\n

Zest and juice of 2 large lemons<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped<\/p>\n

To taste: sea salt from the South of France and freshly ground Turkish pepper brought home from Istanbul!<\/p>\n

Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Heat oil in large saucepan.<\/p>\n

2. Add onion, garlic, and paprika (or hot pepper flakes). Cook on low heat for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n

3. Add cumin and lentils, combine well. Add stock, salt, and pepper, and bring to boil.<\/p>\n

4. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender and soup is beginning to thicken, about 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

5. Add extra liquid if needed. Add lemon juice.<\/p>\n

6. Serve sprinkled with cilantro (or regular parsley).<\/p>\n

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