Moroccan Harira (Bean Soup) recipe

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Ingredients

6 cups beef stock
1 cup dry lentils
1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
1 onion, chopped
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 cup cooked quinoa
1 bunch flat-leaf parsley leaves and thinner stems, chopped
1 bunch cilantro leaves and thinner stems, chopped
1 lemon, or to taste, juiced

Nutrition Info

260.8 calories
carbohydrate: 42 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 3.9 g
fiber: 12.5 g
protein: 14.4 g
saturatedFat: 0.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 298.5 mg
sugar: 4.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Stir beef stock and lentils together in a large pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and keep at a simmer while preparing onion.

  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, cinnamon stick, ginger, turmeric, cumin, and black pepper in the hot oil until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes, add to stock mixture.

  3. Pour garbanzo beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, and quinoa into the stock mixture, stir and bring mixture to a boil. Stir parsley and cilantro into the stock mixture, reduce heat to low and cook mixture at a simmer until the lentils are tender, about 45 minutes. Drizzle lemon juice over the soup before serving.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

A (mostly) vegetarian, shoestring-budget meal that will leave you feeling both very satisfied and with tons of leftovers. Bonus: it's super-healthy and easy to prepare.

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