Lentil-Spinach Soup and Mint Chutney - $12.04 a serving

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• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste

fresh mint drives this basket at $9.96, 14% of the total. The next biggest lines are dried split chickpeas ($9.49) and olive oil ($8.49). $56.29 of the basket - 78% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.

• 24 Mantra Organic® Chana Dal · about 812 g left, $8.50 of value
• Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 495 ml left, $8.41 of value
• Simple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · about 495 ml left, $8.41 of value
• Spice Islands Turmeric, Kosher · about 61 g left, $6.88 of value
• Kroger® Crushed Red Pepper Shaker · about 119 g left, $4.95 of value
• McCormick Ground Cumin · about 42 g left, $3.41 of value

“When I was younger, I would love to play with lentils until I realized from my mom that they are very nutritious,” says Ganesh. “I love green vegetables and decided to make a new recipe with vegetables and lentils. Last summer my mom and I planted a few mint plants in our garden. I loved to eat the fresh leaves. I don’t want to waste those precious leaves and came up with a mint recipe with lentils. I would serve this with 2 cups of rice, a glass of 2% milk, and a bowl of berries with ½ cup yogurt.”

• unknown For the mint chutney:
• 1/2 cup soaked dried split chickpeas
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 cups packed fresh mint leaves
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 unknown fresh green chiles, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup water
• unknown For the lentil soup:
• 2 cups cooked red lentils
• 2 cups chopped spinach
• 1/4 cup chopped onions
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups water
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 unknown fresh green chiles, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard seed
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• pinch turmeric
• pinch cumin seed

This recipe is credited to a partner program (The Epicurious 2013 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

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