recipes

Red Lentil Soup

From "The Sultan's Kitchen" by Ozcan Ozan. I skip the dried mint and chopped tomato, and add chopped kale.

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 large spanish onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
  cook until softened but not brown
2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoons red pepper
  stir into the onion mixture
1 1/2 cups red lentils
1/4 cup long grain white rice
6 cups chicken stock or water
1/4 cup fine grain bulgur
1 bunch kale, finely chopped
2 or 3 teaspoons salt
  cover, bring to a boil, and simmer 40 minutes