Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3 1/2 cups organic vegetable broth, divided
- 1 cup dried small red lentils
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt
- 1/4 cup unsalted pumpkinseed kernels, toasted
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Preparation:
1. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion and garlic to pan; sauté 4 minutes. Stir in 3 cups broth, lentils, and next 4 ingredients (through red pepper); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until lentils are tender. Place the lentil mixture in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth. Return lentil mixture to pan over medium heat. Add remaining 1/2 cup broth, 1 cup water, and pumpkin to pan; cook 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in ginger and lemon juice. Ladle 1 1/2 cups soup into each of 4 bowls; top each serving with about 2 teaspoons yogurt, 1 tablespoon pumpkinseeds, and 1 tablespoon cilantro.
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Nutritional Info (Serves 4):
Amount per serving
- Calories 291
- Fat 7.5 g
- Satfat 1 g
- Monofat 2.7 g
- Polyfat 2.2 g
- Protein 17 g
- Carbohydrate 41.1 g
- Fiber 9.8 g
- Cholesterol 1 mg
- Iron 4.2 mg
- Sodium 648 mg
- Calcium 74 mg
