Spiced Red Lentil Soup with Aleppo Pepper – Collected Foods

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil , plus more for drizzling
• 1 large onion , chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal), plus more to taste
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• Pinch of Collected Foods Aleppo Pepper , plus more to taste
• 1 quart chicken or vegetable broth
• 1 cup red lentils
• 1 large carrot , peeled and diced
• Juice of ½ lemon , more to taste
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro