Faki soupa greek lentil soup recipe

Recipe ingredients

• 3/4 cup brown lentils
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 (3 ounce) can tomato puree
• 8 ounces fresh tomatoes, peeled and seeded
• Good pinch of oregano
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 3/4 cups water
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste

Recipe method

• Cover lentils with cold water and bring to boil.
• Drain lentils and return to the pan with 1 1/2 pints water, garlic, onion, tomato puree, fresh tomatoes, oregano and olive oil.
• Bring to a boil and simmer until the lentils are soft.
• Remove from heat and blend, but stop blending before the mixture gets too smooth.
• Season to taste.

Other greek recipes:

• Galaktoboureko recipe
• Garides me feta (shrimp with feta cheese) recipe
• Greek beef over zucchini recipe
• Greek butter biscuits (koulourakia voutirou) recipe
• Greek butter cookies recipe

Faki soupa greek lentil soup recipe