Bulgarian lentil soup with a savory flavor

Bulgarian lentil soup with a savory flavor

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Bulgarian lentil soup: Lentils, onion, carrot, and tomato simmered together, seasoned with garlic and savory at the end of cooking, and served with a spla…

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Discover this delicious lentil soup, perfect for warming you up on cold days.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories462 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$8.06 $2.02 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.70
  • $0.21
  • $0.96
  • $0.13
  • $1.68
  • $1.12
  • $0.03
  • $0.19
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, bring water to a boil with the chopped onion and carrots, and the sorted and rinsed lentils.
  2. Let the food simmer over low heat.
  3. Once the onion is cooked, add the chopped tomatoes. ≈ 3 min
  4. Towards the end of cooking, add the peeled garlic cloves, the savory, the oil, and the salt. ≈ 3 min
  5. Serve hot, with a splash of vinegar. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Bulgarian lentil soup with a savory flavor

  • 400 g of lentils (2 cups)$3.70
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 2 to 3 carrots$0.96
  • 1 to 2 heads of garlic$0.13
  • 1 tomato$1.68
  • 1 teaspoon of savory$1.12
  • salt$0.03
  • 3 tablespoons of oil$0.19
  • Vinegar$0.04

Total$8.06

that's $2.02 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories462 kcal
Fat12.3 g
Saturated fat1.5 g
Carbohydrates51.7 g
Sugars7.1 g
Fiber19.6 g
Protein26.3 g
Salt0.12 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of lentils (2 cups)
  • 1 onion
  • 2 to 3 carrots
  • 1 to 2 heads of garlic
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 teaspoon of savory
  • salt
  • 3 tablespoons of oil
  • Vinegar

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