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A Uşak soup of dry green lentils and coarse bulgur with onion, red pepper paste and dried mint.
rinsed
diced
Rinse the lentils. Add to a saucepan of boiling water, boil for 2 minutes and drain.
Heat the olive oil in the soup pot. Add the onion and cook until it begins to color. Add the pepper paste and cook over moderate heat for 2–3 minutes.
Add the drained lentils and stir over the heat for 5 minutes. Pour in the measured hot soup water and cook for 5 minutes.
Stir in the rinsed bulgur, dried mint, red pepper flakes and salt. Simmer for 15–20 minutes, until the lentils and bulgur are tender. Serve hot.
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