Lentil soup

Lentil soup

Main dishes

A flavorful and nutritious soup, perfect for cold days.

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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
  • Cooking methodpan
  • Estimated cost$6.05 $1.51 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $4.95
  • $0.15
  • $0.26
  • $0.10
  • $0.34
  • $0.04
  • $0.17
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a pot, bring water to a boil with the chopped onion, diced carrots, and rinsed and cleaned lentils.
  2. Let it simmer over low heat.
  3. Once the onion is cooked, add the tomatoes. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the peeled garlic cloves and thyme towards the end of the cooking time. ≈ 3 min
  5. Season with olive oil and salt to taste. ≈ 2 min
  6. Serve hot or cold. ≈ 2 min
  7. To enhance the flavor, a little vinegar can be added. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Lentil soup

  • 2 cups of lentils$4.95
  • One onion$0.15
  • 2-3 carrots$0.26
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • 1 tomato$0.34
  • salt$0.04
  • oil-based paint$0.17
  • vinegar$0.04

Total$6.05

that's $1.51 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of lentils
  • One onion
  • 2-3 carrots
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tomato
  • chubrica
  • salt
  • oil-based paint
  • vinegar

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