Moroccan Harira (Bean Soup)

Ingredients

• 6 cups beef stock
• 1 cup dry lentils
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup cooked quinoa (optional)
• 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley leaves and thinner stems, chopped
• 1 bunch cilantro leaves and thinner stems, chopped
• 1 lemon, or to taste, juiced

Directions

Stir beef stock and lentils together in a large pot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and keep at a simmer while preparing onion.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, cinnamon stick, ginger, turmeric, cumin, and black pepper in the hot oil until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; add to stock mixture.

Pour garbanzo beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, and quinoa into the stock mixture; stir and bring mixture to a boil. Stir parsley and cilantro into the stock mixture; reduce heat to low and cook mixture at a simmer until the lentils are tender, about 45 minutes. Drizzle lemon juice over the soup before serving.