Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas Lentil Soup Recipes Turkish Red Lentil 'Bride' Soup 4.7 (51) 37 Reviews 4 Photos A wonderful and easy traditional red lentil Turkish soup recipe. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint leaves. Submitted by Genevia Jensen Updated on June 28, 2022 Save Rate Print Share Close Add Photo 4 4 Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Servings: 4 Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1x 2x 4x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Original recipe (1X) yields 4 servings ¼ cup butter 2 onions, finely chopped 1 teaspoon paprika 1 cup red lentils ½ cup fine bulgur 2 tablespoons tomato paste 8 cups vegetable stock ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon dried mint leaves 4 slices lemon ½ teaspoon chopped fresh mint Directions Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Cook onions in hot butter until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Stir paprika, lentils, and bulgur into onions to coat with butter. Add tomato paste, vegetable stock, and cayenne pepper; bring to a boil and cook until soft and creamy, about 1 hour. Crumble dried mint leaves into soup; stir and remove from heat. Ladle into bowls and garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint to serve. I Made It Print 85 home cooks made it! Nutrition Facts (per serving) 442 Calories 14g Fat 64g Carbs 19g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 442 % Daily Value * Total Fat 14g 18% Saturated Fat 7g 37% Cholesterol 31mg 10% Sodium 1080mg 47% Total Carbohydrate 64g 23% Dietary Fiber 15g 54% Total Sugars 13g Protein 19g 37% Vitamin C 21mg 23% Calcium 113mg 9% Iron 5mg 27% Potassium 777mg 17% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.