Healthy Diet Menu, Low Calories Apricot Lentil Soup Recipe

This Apricot Lentil Soup recipe is delicious and low calories recipe, if you looking some soup recipe for your diet menu this recipe is perfect to add to your diet menu list.

Ingredients to make Apricot Lentil Soup recipe :

• 1 1/2 cups red lentils
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 cup dried apricots
• 3 roma (plum) tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Preparation and Method to make Apricot Lentil Soup recipe :

1. Saute onion, garlic, and apricots in olive oil.
2. Add lentils and stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
3. Stir in tomatoes, and season with cumin, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Stir in lemon juice. Puree 1/2 of the soup in a blender, then return to the pot. Serve.

Nutritional Information for Apricot Lentil Soup recipe :
Calories: 263
Total Fat: 7.4g
Cholesterol: 0mg