Red pepper and walnuts that have been toasted are used in this muhammara dish. When you prepare this spread, you’ll see why it’s so well-liked in the Middle East; you won’t be able to stop eating it.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 large carrots, chopped
- 5 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 8 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup orzo
- 3 large eggs
- 2 medium lemons, juiced
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, and onion; cook until veggies soften and flavors have mingled, about 3 minutes.
- Add vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Cook for at least 20 minutes, until vegetables are tender, or longer for a more flavorful broth.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer vegetable chunks to a food processor. Blend until smooth and return to the pot.
- Add orzo and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk eggs and lemon juice in a bowl. Add a few tablespoons of hot broth to the lemon-egg mixture, whisking constantly to avoid curdling the eggs. Continue until lemon-egg mixture is hot, then add to the broth.
- Reduce heat and cook, without boiling, until soup thickens a bit, about 3 minutes. Allow soup to cool slightly before serving; it will become even thicker. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 179 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g |
| Cholesterol | 70 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 81 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was absolutely delicious. My family added extra lemon to their liking.
Very good soup, it had a slight lemony taste which I loved. I used 4 tbsp of real lemon juice instead of squeezed lemons. If one is not fond of the lemony taste, you can reduce the lemon.
This was easy and turned out pretty good. I did substitute half of the water with vegetable broth to add more flavor and I think that was the right call. I might also cut back on the lemon juice next time but overall this was a good recipe.