
45 minutes•Easy•Serves 4•
4.1
Spicy Red Lentil Soup with Kewpie Mayo
A quick and flavorful red lentil soup, spiced with cumin, garlic, and ginger, finished with a swirl of creamy Kewpie mayonnaise for richness and tang.
Recipe Rating
4.1
(0 ratings)Ingredients
- ●1 cup Red Lentils
- ●2 cloves Garlic
- ●1 inch piece Ginger
- ●1 teaspoon Cumin
- ●4 cups Vegetable Broth
- ●2 cups Water
- ●2 tablespoons Kewpie Mayo
- ●1 tablespoon Lime Juice
- ●to taste Salt
- ●to taste Pepper
Instructions
- 1Rinse the red lentils in a fine-mesh sieve until the water runs clear.
- 2Mince the garlic and ginger.
- 3In a pot, sauté the garlic and ginger with cumin over medium heat for about 2 minutes, until fragrant.
- 4Add the rinsed lentils, vegetable broth, and water to the pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until the lentils are soft and the soup has thickened.
- 5Stir in lime juice and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 6Serve hot, topped with a dollop of Kewpie mayo.
Recipe Context
This recipe was created with the following context in mind:
Wednesday
dinner
winter
60 min