Meatless Friday: Red Pepper Red Lentil Soup

For Meatless Friday, Elizabeth Varga shares a truly warming vegan soup recipe, made with just a few simple ingredients. Download our printable recipe card.

This Red Pepper Red Lentil Soup is a delicious combination of sweet peppers and hearty lentils. This comforting soup is just a few simple ingredients. If you like a truly warming soup, this red lentil soup is for you. The sweet peppers and onions, as well as some paprika truly bring this soup to life.

Ingredient note: Dry red lentils are easy to find at the store in the rice and beans section. They cook more quickly than black, brown, or green lentils so don't sub in any of those. But yellow lentils could work instead of red.

Red Pepper Red Lentil Soup

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 Medium Yellow Onion diced
• 2 Medium Red Bell Peppers diced
• 2 Cloves Garlic minced
• 1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
• 2 Teaspoons Paprika
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Cup Red Lentils
• 2 Tablespoons White Rice
• 5 Cups Vegetable Broth
• Fresh Parsley for garnish

Directions

• In a large pot over medium heat, heat the onion and pepper. Cook 5 minutes, stirring often, until the veggies are starting to soften.
• Add the garlic, tomato paste, paprika, and salt. Stir.
• Add the lentils, rice, and broth. Bring to a boil, then simmer gently for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and serve with a garnish of parsley.