Lentil Soup with Vermicelli

Name: Lentil Soup with Vermicelli
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow lentils (about 200 grams); 1/4 cup vermicelli noodles (about 30 grams), or more to taste; 2 large onions; 4 medium carrots; 3 medium tomatoes; 2 medium potatoes; 2 cloves garlic (optional); 2 medium zucchini; 1 small cube butter; Salt; Cayenne pepper; Ground cumin

shaymaa seif @cook_4120119

Lentil Soup with Vermicelli

shaymaa seif @cook_4120119

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Ingredients

1 cupyellow lentils (about 200 grams)
1/4 cupvermicelli noodles (about 30 grams), or more to taste
2large onions
4medium carrots
3medium tomatoes
2medium potatoes
2 clovesgarlic (optional)
2medium zucchini
1small cube butter
Salt
Cayenne pepper
Ground cumin

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Steps

1

Rinse the lentils well, then place them in a pot with the vegetables.
2

Add water and cook over heat until everything is fully cooked.
3

Let the mixture cool slightly, then blend the lentils and vegetables using a tomato blender or hand blender.
4

Strain the soup, return it to the pot, and season with salt, cayenne pepper, ground cumin, and a small cube of butter.
5

After adding the butter, the soup will reach the desired consistency.
6

Toast the vermicelli noodles, add them to the soup, and simmer until the noodles are cooked.
7

Serve the lentil soup hot with green onions, toasted bread, and lemon wedges as desired.