Adas Bil Hamod ( Lentil Lemon Soup)

Adas bil Hamod is a lentil soup with spinach and lemon juice. When we were kids we used to call it Adas bil sharatit Lentil with bits referring to the spinach floating on top. It tastes amazingly good especially if you like your lemons!

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp Olive Oil

½ cup Lentils

1 Onion chopped

2 cloves Garlic crushed

1 small Potato grated

2 Tbsp Coriander chopped

½  cup  Lemon juice ( add lemon juice to taste)

1 ltr Water

1 vegetable stock cube

50 g fresh Spinach chopped or torn

Heat oil in a saucepan. Add chopped onions and crushed garlic. Stir till onions begin to turn dark brown (about 5-8 min). Add in lentils, water and vegetable stock. Stir well to loosen the onions from the bottom of the saucepan.

Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, cover with lid, until lentils are tender (about 30 min).

Add coriander, spinach & lemon juice. Bring it to boil for couple of minutes and serve.