Lentil Soup With Cilantro

* Exported from MasterCook *

LENTIL SOUP WITH CILANTRO

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Beans

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 c Green or brown lentils
1 Small onion
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1 Bay leaf
6 1/2 c Water
1 t Salt
Fresh ground pepper
1 Bunch cilantro, chopped
1/4 c Plain non-fat yogurt garnish

Wash and pick over lentils. Combine lentils, onion,
garlic, bay leaf and water in a soup pot. Bring to a
boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 40 minutes. Add the
salt toward the end of the cooking time. Remove from
the heat. Discard the onion and bay leaf. Put the soup
through a food mill or puree half of it in a blender.
Heat through, add salt and pepper to taste, stir in
the cilantro, and serve, topping each bowl with a
dollop of yogurt.

Nutritional info: 177 calories; 5G protein; .75G fat;
30G carbohydrate; 17MG sodium; 0 cholesterol.

SOURCE: "Entertaining Light" Martha Rose Shulman.



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