Fakes
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Fakes

Greek lentil soup with tomato, bay and a splash of vinegar at the end. Dal's Greek cousin.

60 minTime
17 gProtein each
mildSpice
Lentils with vinegar2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBrown lentils, tomato, bay, olive oil and vinegar.
The original
348kcalsame
17 gproteinsame
8 gfibresame
60minutessame

Fakes soupa.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Whole masoor (brown lentils)2 cups brown lentils
Onion1, chopped
Garlic3 cloves
Carrot1, diced
Tomato puree¼ cup
Olive oil4 tbsp
Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)2
Dried oregano½ tsp
Vinegar1½ tbsp red wine vinegar
Water1.8 litres
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Rinse the lentils, boil for 5 minutes, drain.
  2. 2Soften onion, garlic and carrot in half the oil, add tomato paste.
  3. 3Add lentils, water, bay and oregano and simmer until tender and thick.
  4. 4Stir in salt, the remaining oil and the vinegar.
Serve it like this

Serve in deep bowls with olives, feta, bread and an extra drizzle of oil and vinegar at the table.

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What goes with Fakes: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Tsoureki240 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
With a main Spanakopita90 min
On the side Greek salad15 min
On the side Patates lemonates80 min
To drink Greek frappé4 min
Something sweet Galaktoboureko100 min
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