Turkish Tomato Orzo Soup
Orzo soup with tomatoes, garlic, dried mint, parsley and lemon juice. So easy to make yet tastes so good.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stove-top
- Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/2 cup tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 tsp dried mint
- 5 cups water
- 1/3 cup orzo
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 sprigs parsley, not chopped
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pot. Add in tomato paste, tomatoes and dried mint. Cook over medium low heat until tender. You can add a little water if it gets too thick.
- Pour water and bring it to boil.
- Add in orzo and parsley when it boils and cook until orzo gets tender.
- Add in salt and lemon juice.
- Serve hot.
Notes
In Turkish cuisine, when making the soup, we sometimes use a combination of pepper paste and tomato paste, but just tomato paste is fine too.
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