Easy Red Lentil Soup Recipe 🥣 | Healthy & Iron-Rich Comfort Food

This easy red lentil soup is warm, nourishing and full of flavor. Made with simple ingredients and warming spices, it’s the perfect healthy comfort meal for any day of the week.

It’s creamy, filling and naturally rich in iron — perfect when you need energy and something truly comforting.

Ingredients

• Olive oil (enough to coat the bottom of the pot)
• 1 potato, diced
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 carrots, diced
• 1 cup red lentils (rinsed)
• 3 teaspoons Ras el Hanout
• Salt & black pepper, to taste
• 1 to 1½ liters water (add more if you prefer a thinner soup)
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Dried mint
• Lemon (for serving)

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot (don’t be shy with the olive oil — it adds flavor).
2. Add diced potato, onion and carrots. Sauté for a few minutes until slightly softened.
3. Stir in the red lentils, Ras el Hanout, salt and pepper.
4. Pour in 1 to 1½ liters of water and let everything simmer until the lentils and vegetables are very soft. Add more water if you like your soup more liquid.
5. Add tomato paste and minced garlic.
6. Blend the soup until smooth and creamy.
7. Let it simmer again briefly on medium heat.
8. Turn off the heat and stir in dried mint.

How to Serve

Serve warm with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

The vitamin C from the lemon helps your body absorb the iron from the lentils even better.

Personal Note

I often make this soup when I feel low on energy, tired or unmotivated. Red lentils are naturally rich in iron, and this soup always makes me feel nourished and recharged.

It’s healthy, comforting and tastes even better the next day. Just warm it up and enjoy again.

Simple. Healing. Delicious. 🤍