Sopa de Lentejas

Lentejas

Traditional-spanish dish. Typical spanish!

  • ⏲️ Prep time: 5 min
  • 🍳 Cook time: 35 min
  • 🍽️ Servings: 4-6

Ingredients

  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 cup dry brown lentils, soaked overnight and drained
  • 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 cups water, or as needed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp of paprika
  • 1/4 spicy chorizo (optional)

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
  2. Add the onion, carrot, and bell pepper; cook and stir until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the garlic, tomatoes, chorizo and bay leaf; cook about 4 minutes.
  4. Add lentils and water (water should be about an inch deeper than the level of the lentils).
  5. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, until lentils are just cooked, 15 to 20 minutes.