Lemon Turkey Soup

Name: Lemon Turkey Soup
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 cup chopped red onion; 1 clove garlic, minced; 3/4 cup thinly sliced carrots; 1/2 cup chopped celery; 1/3 cup diced red bell pepper; 2 cups turkey stock; 1 cup diced cooked turkey; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves; 1 pinch sea salt; fresh ground black pepper to taste

13 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 clove garlic, minced
3/4 cup thinly sliced carrots
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup diced red bell pepper
2 cups turkey stock
1 cup diced cooked turkey
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
1 pinch sea salt
fresh ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1

Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add carrots, celery, and red bell pepper; cook and stir until carrots begin to soften, 8 to 10 minutes.
2

Pour turkey stock into vegetable mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until flavors blend, about 20 minutes.
3

Stir cooked turkey, lemon juice, and lemon zest into turkey stock mixture; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Add spinach leaves, salt, and black pepper; simmer until spinach wilts and turns bright green, 1 to 2 minutes.