SoupsDifficulty: easy

Shorbet Adas (Levantine Lentil Soup)

Name: Shorbet Adas (Levantine Lentil Soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 300 g red or yellow lentils; 1 onion, diced; 1 carrot, grated; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil; 1.2 l water or stock; Juice of 1 lemon; Salt; Cumin and paprika to dust, pita to serve

The soup that starts every Levantine iftar and winter lunch — yellow lentils broken down into velvet, sharpened with lemon and cumin.

Prep Time

Cook Time

Servings

Jump to Recipe ↓

Instructions

Keeps your screen awake while you cook.

ℹ️ More info

Cooking with your phone on the counter and the screen keeps locking? Turn on Cook Mode and your screen stays awake while this page is open — read the next step without unlocking anything, even with messy hands. It switches off by itself when you leave the page.

1Soften onion and carrot in oil 6 min.

2Add lentils and water; simmer 30 min.

3Blend smooth (or leave a little texture).

4Season with cumin, salt, lemon juice. Serve dusted with paprika, lemon wedges alongside.