Angry Red Lentil Tortilla Soup

Recipe courtesy Chris Gilliam, Greenwood Village, Colorado

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Total Time:
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
2 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 2 (6-inch) flour tortillas
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup minced onion
  • 1/4 cup minced carrot
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 1/2 habanero pepper, minced
  • 1/2 cup red lentils
  • 2 cups water
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons dry chives, for garnish
  • 6 tablespoons grated Manchego cheese, for garnish
  • 2 lime wedges, for garnish

Directions

Campsite Instructions:

Leave tortillas out a few days at room temperature, or on the trail, to allow them to dry out and become crispy.

Place cooking vessel on camp stove over medium to medium-high heat. Add olive oil. Add onion, carrot, garlic, and habanero, cook until onions are caramelized. Add red lentils and toast for about 30 seconds.

Add the water and cover the pot with a lid or camp plate. (I never bring a lid for a camp stove, a plate works great and then it's nice and hot to put your food on and saves weight.)

Simmer the soup until lentils are tender, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep the lentils from sticking.

Mash the soup with a fork or wooden spoon against the sides of the pot, breaking up some of the lentils to thicken the soup. Season with salt and pepper.

Rip up the tortillas and place in the bottom of 2 serving bowls or cups. Ladle soup over the tortillas and garnish with chives, cheese and lime wedges.

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  • on October 29, 2009

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    I made this soup for my husband. He really liked it.

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  • on April 23, 2009

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    I was disappointed with this recipe. I found it to be quite bland. I used 1 cup beef broth + 1 cup water, instead of 2 cups of water, and chili powder and chili flakes instead of the minced habanero pepper. It was just soooo blah. I added some balsamic vinegar, which really imroved the taste. I served with plain yogurt and the grated manchego. Not making this again... there are better lentil soup recipes out there. I realize that this was meant to be made while camping, but I wouldn't even make it again in those circumstances.

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  • on June 15, 2008

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    So good I doubled the recipe the second time. Will be making this one often.

    Thanks for sharing!

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