Sopa de 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.

Contribution

- [Ignacio Ferrer - Nacchofer31](https://github.com/Nacchofer31)

;tags: spanish