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Liza Soughayar Asseily’s lentil soup

A delicious, traditional Lebanese recipe for Lentil soup, heartwarming for winter and suitable for those observing Lent and Ramadan
Liza Soughayar Asseily’s lentil soup

Liza Soughayar Asseily's lemon lentil soup, with her crispy Lebanese bread.

  • Preparation 10 min

    Cooking time 42 min

  • Portions

    8 people

  • Difficulty

    Easy

Ingredients
  • 1 kilograms lentils
  • 150 grams (g) whole Swiss chard
  • 350 g carrots
  • 350 g onions
  • 350 g zucchini
  • 350 g potatoes
  • 50 cl olive oil
  • 50 centiliters (cl) vegetable oil
  • 40 cl lemon juice
  • Salt, pepper to task
  • Lebanese bread
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Preparation Lentil soup with lemon (shorbet adas bel hamod) by Liza Soughayar Asseily

Preparation:

  1. Place the lentils in cold water, bring to boil, then drain.
  2. Separate the Swiss chard stems and leaves.
  3. Peel the carrots and onions. Then dice them finely along with the Swiss chard stems.
  4. Dice the zucchini and potatoes.
  5. Finely chop the Swiss chard leaves.
  6. Heat the olive and vegetable oils in a large skillet.
  7. Sauté the carrots and onions over high heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
  8. Add the zucchini, potatoes and Swiss chard leaves five minutes before the end of step seven.
  9. Place the vegetables and the lentils in a pot.
  10. Cook over low heat for about 15 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
  11. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  12. Remove from heat. Then add the lemon juice.

Plating:

  1. Cut the Lebanese bread into triangles.
  2. Toast it in the oven at 230°C for about 3 minutes.
  3. Serve the soup hot, garnished with toasted bread.
Lentil soup with lemon (shorbet adas bel hamod) by Liza Soughayar Asseily
  • Preparation 10 min

    Cooking time 42 min

  • Portions

    8 people

  • Difficulty

    Easy

Ingredients
  • 1 kilograms lentils
  • 150 grams (g) whole Swiss chard
  • 350 g carrots
  • 350 g onions
  • 350 g zucchini
  • 350 g potatoes
  • 50 cl olive oil
  • 50 centiliters (cl) vegetable oil
  • 40 cl lemon juice
  • Salt, pepper to task
  • Lebanese bread
All ingredients
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Liza Soughayar Asseily: a chef and a name
bio

From Paris to Beirut, Liza Soughayar Asseily and her husband Ziad are putting their energy and creativity into offering a new menu and atmosphere. In 2005, they were among the first to open this type of « young » Lebanese restaurant in Paris. Then in Beirut in 2013, the two ‘Lizas’ brought their own touch to the couple's venture, with a desire from the outset to « rejuvenate our cuisine. » Success quickly followed, with Liza Paris becoming the first Lebanese restaurant to be listed in the Michelin Guide in 2009 and the only one to receive a score of 24 in the Zagat Guide among all foreign cuisine restaurants in Paris.

From creating menus in collaboration with chefs to evenings with friends with or without a DJ, Liza restaurants offer a festive atmosphere, with « Beirut, I love you » displayed everywhere...

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Lentil Soup with Lemon, aka, Shorbet Adas bl Hamod


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