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Hungarian Red Lentil Soup from The Vegan 8

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Hungarian Red Lentil Soup – from the new cookbook, The Vegan 8. Quick and easy, full of flavor, and totally comforting. Get the recipe, full review of the cookbook, AND a chance to win your very own copy below!

Two bowls of Hungarian Red Lentil Soup next to a small bowl of crackers and blue salt and pepper shakers.

Busy people everywhere rejoice!

Quick and easy recipes with just 8 ingredients or less that are as delicious as they are healthy. 

From breakfast to dessert and all the snacks in between, you’re sure to feel satisfied with this accessible plant based comfort food.

Keep reading for the recipe for Hungarian Red Lentil Soup, a full review of The Vegan 8 cookbook, and a giveaway!

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The Vegan 8 Cookbook

Brandi Doming is the author of The Vegan 8 blog and cookbook. On her blog, Brandi shares vegan recipes that are all 8 ingredients or less, not including salt, pepper, and water. 

This new cookbook follows suit. Simple and delicious plant based recipes that everyone will love, from lifetime vegans to omnivores and everyone in between.

You’ll find recipes for breakfast, quick lunches, simple dinners, snack time, dips and sauces, and sweet desserts. 

The Vegan 8 Cookbook

Take a Look Inside

Breakfast ~ Pumpkin Pie Crepes; Orange-Vanilla Waffles; Roasted Potato & Veggie Hash

Scrumptious Snacks & Appetizers ~ Sunflower-Cinnamon Spice Chia Balls; Tex-Mex Potato Skins; Smoky Ancho Chile Roasted Almonds

Time-Crunch Lunches ~ 20 Minute Alfredo; The Perfect Pasta Salad; Lazy Red Lentil Salsa Soup

Sauces & Dressings ~ Thai Peanut-Sesame Sauce; Creamy Cajun Lemon Sauce; Sweet Chili Mustard Sauce

Easy Entrées ~ Southwest Sweet Potato and Black Bean Bowl with Chipotle Cream; Protein-Packed Curry Chickpeas and Sweet Potato Rounds; Ultimate BBQ Bean Ball Sub; Teriyaki Patties

Comforting Soups & Stews ~ Italian Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup; Hungarian Red Lentil Soup (recipe below); Secret Ingredient Three-Bean Chili

Sides & Dips ~ Roasted Gold Potatoes with Rosemary Sauce; Fool ‘Em “Cream Cheese” Spinach-Artichoke Dip; Save the Day Chili Con Queso

Crowd Pleasing Desserts ~ Showstopper Chocolate Cake; Ultimate-Comfort Chocolate Chip Cookies; Chocolate-Peanut Butter Candy Bites

Staples ~ Emergency Smoky Barbecue Sauce; Roasted Almond Butter; Cajun Spice Seasoning

Brandi also includes a chapter of Pantry Staples and Kitchen Equipment – stock your kitchen like hers and you’ll have the best kitchen on the block!

Metal spoon in a bowl of Hungarian Red Lentil Soup in front of The Vegan 8 Cookbook

Hungarian Red Lentil Soup

You won’t believe all the flavor that’s packed into this incredibly quick and easy soup! I reheated leftovers with a big handful of baby spinach – so good!

I hope you love this Hungarian Red Lentil Soup recipe as much as we do!

If you try it, please come back and leave me a comment below with your feedback and star rating. You can also find me on social media. Be sure to tag @veggie_inspired and #veggieinspired so I’m sure to see it.

And don’t forget to enter the giveaway below for your chance to win a copy of The Vegan 8. If you just can’t wait to see if you’re a winner and want to ensure yourself a copy, you can order it here.

5 from 5 votes
Metal spoon in a bowl of Hungarian Red Lentil Soup in front of The Vegan 8 Cookbook
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Hungarian Red Lentil Soup
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
23 mins
Total Time
38 mins
 

Dinner doesn't have to take forever. This recipe comes together fast, thanks to red lentils and easy ingredients. The Hungarian paprika, dry mustard, and tomato paste give this simple dish a wonderful depth of flavor. This soup goes great with some fresh crusty bread!

Course: Entree, Soup
Cuisine: dairy free, gluten free, nut free, oil free, refined sugar free, vegan
Keyword: homemade lentil soup, red lentil soup recipe, vegan red lentil soup
Servings: 5
Calories: 223 kcal
Author: Brandi Doming
Ingredients
  • 1 packed cup (160g) diced yellow onion
  • 3 medium carrots (154g) ( cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices)
  • 3 large garlic cloves (minced) (15g)
  • 1 cup (209g) dry red lentils (rinsed well with cold water)
  • 6 tbsp (90g) tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp (15g) Hungarian sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp (2g) dry mustard
  • 1 1/2 tsp (9g) fine salt
  • 1/4 tsp (1g) ground black pepper
  • 1 cup (240g) canned "lite" coconut milk (well shaken)
Instructions

  1. Add the onion, carrots, garlic, and 1 cup (240g) water to a medium pot over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook for 8 minutes, stirring a couple of times during, or until the veggies are tender but not overly so. Remove the pan from the heat and add the lentils, 2 1/2 cups (600g) water, tomato paste, paprika, dry mustard, salt and pepper. Stir well and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes.

  2. Add the milk and increase the heat to medium-low; cook 5 to 10 minutes or until the lentils are tender yet still firm and the soup thickens some. Stir often and do not overcook, as you don't want the lentils to become mushy. Taste and add more salt, if desired. Serve immediately. 

Recipe Notes

~Make sure the paprika you are using is not hot paprika. 

~For the milk, it is important to use a creamy milk like cashew or "lite" coconut milk here for best results. The "lite" coconut milk is very creamy but yields no coconut taste. Almond and rice milks don't do well, and  definitely don't use full-fat coconut milk as it is too rich and thick and will ruin the flavor.

 

Nutrition Facts
Hungarian Red Lentil Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 223 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 8%
Sodium 878mg 37%
Total Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Dietary Fiber 8g 32%
Sugars 6g
Protein 12g 24%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.


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Comments

  2. Karen D says

    I need some good ideas with limited ingredients, since I only get to shop once a week since my car died

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  3. Janice says

    The more “excellent” plant-based meals I make, the more my friends and family are likely to go along with a change in their diets and lifestyles. I’m ready to up my game with a new cookbook. I love the support in the vegan community – as seen by your giveaway of “The Vegan 8.”

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  4. Diana Craw says

    I think that this book would help me with my type 2 Diabetes.
    I live out in the boon docks with a small town that does not have much variety at the one grocery store in town.

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  5. Martha Franks says

    Would love to win this cookbook! Two vegan daughters and I’m always looking for new recipes!

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  6. paula rothman says

    i want to win bc these recipes look awesome.. I love to wow people with how tasty and nourishing vegan food can be

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  7. Piper says

    Would love to win this cookbook as I’m always interested in new ideas/ recipes for easy vegan meals!
    Thanks so much-

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  8. Lora says

    Ooh, I know what I’m making tomorrow for lunch. It is snowing hard here and I have all the ingredients. Perfect. I’d like to win the cookbook so I would have that meatball recipe- I probably have all the ingredients for it.haha.

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  9. The Vegan 8 says

    Thank you so much girl for this beautiful review, I’m very grateful for it! Your pictures look beautiful and I’m so very happy you loved the soup so much! You hit all the key points of the book and I can’t say thank you enough!! xx

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  10. jody says

    I’d love to win a copy of this cookbook because I love the idea of plant based recipes that don’t require tons of ingredients. I’m a fan of the blog and have already tried a few recipes there. Flipping through a book would be so easy, too!

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  12. jacquie says

    i would love to win the cookbook because i need some good standard vegan recipes to rely on since i’m in an area with few vegan options readily available to me. Plus how could someone not want a vegan cookbook that includes awesome sounding desserts.

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  14. Deborah W. says

    I am a new vegetarian who is trying to become vegan like my daughter. It would help me and her to have the cookbook to help with recipes.

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  15. Chris Voci-Nam says

    Hi,

    I do not need a cookbook as I can find all of your awesome recipes online and then some! I think your site is fantastic and really love your recipes! They are so easy to follow and always so freaking good! I love being plant based and am grateful for your site.

    Recently I made (twice now!) the date nut bread which was just to die for.

    Thanks again,
    Chris-

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    • Jenn S. says

      Oh, thank you so much, Chris! You just made my day!! And that date bread was inspiration from my mother-in-law’s recipe that she makes every Christmas. It’s a favorite for sure!

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  16. Jeanne L. de Grasse says

    I would love to win a copy of The Vegan 8 cookbook because… dealing with food allergies and living the choice to be Vegan in the Midwest means I cook most of our meals, snacks, desserts, etc. from scratch. Sometimes I can stuck in a rut, be low on choices in the pantry, or have “meal imagination fatigue” ! Vegan recipes that use fewer ingredients and can be quick to put together help make meals, especially on week nights, healthier and less stressful!

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    • Jenn S. says

      I totally understand all of this. Although, we don’t deal with allergies, we live in the Midwest too. It’s slim pickings around here if we want to eat out.

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  18. Teri says

    I would love to win the cookbook because at 59 I am trying to learn all I can about transitioning to a plant based diet and need all the help I can get!

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    • Jenn S. says

      That’s great, Teri! Let me know what you need help with specifically, if anything. Feel free to e-mail me anytime too. Good luck!

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    • Jenn S. says

      You are so welcome! I love sharing delicious plant based food! We all have to stick together, right?!

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  20. Alayna Angus says

    I would love to win this cookbook because I have started cooking for my family in a healthier, vegan way and would love getting help with great, yummy ideas! <3

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  21. Samantha Prouty says

    I would love to win because I have recently started eating more plant based meals and my digestion has been worlds better!

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  22. Marsha Browne says

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