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Lentil soup: 3 creator recipes compared

Most use red lentils, carrot and garlic. Some add olive oil or guajillo chiles.

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Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 5 November 2026.

Lebanese Red Lentil Soup (Shorbat Adas) by thechefziad, a frame from the TikTok video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: thechefziad’s. A comforting Lebanese red lentil soup that blends earthy lentils with roasted vegetables, bright lemon, and aromatic parsley. The velvety texture is finished with crispy Arabic bread strips for a delightful crunch.

Lebanese Red Lentil Soup (Shorbat Adas) from thechefziad’s TikTok video

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Lebanese Red Lentil Soup (Shorbat Adas)

Recipe from thechefziad, from their TikTok videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 1 hr
  • Serves 4
  • 12 ingredients
  • Oven

The only one of the 3 with potato, parsley and arabic bread.

Ingredients

  • 2 cupsred lentils
  • 1potato
  • 1carrot
  • 1onion
  • 4 clovesgarlic
  • 2 sliceslemons
  • to tasteparsley
  • 1 loafArabic bread (Khubz Arabi)
  • to tastecumin
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper
  • 1 lwater

How it goes

  1. Wash the red lentils thoroughly to remove any debris.

  2. Peel and dice the potato into small cubes.

  3. Chop the carrot into small pieces.

  4. Dice the onion roughly and mince the garlic cloves.

  5. Slice 2–3 lemons and set aside.

  6. Finely chop the parsley.

Then 9 more steps in the full recipe.

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All 3, side by side.

From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 lentil soup recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. thechefziad’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Lebanese Red Lentil Soup (Shorbat Adas)thechefziad · make this one first1 hr412Oven, Simmered, Blenderpotato, parsley and arabic bread
Mom's Lentil SoupAhmad Alzahabi45 min412Simmeredolive oil, russet potato, zucchini and paprika
Lentils in Salsa RojaMasienda55 min412Pan-fried, Simmered, Blenderguajillo chiles, roma tomatoes, serrano chiles and broth

What they share.

  • All 3use onion.
  • 2 of 3use red lentils. Masienda’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use carrot. Masienda’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use garlic. Ahmad Alzahabi’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use lemon. Masienda’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use cumin. Masienda’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Only thechefziad uses the oven. thechefziad and Masienda use a blender; Ahmad Alzahabi doesn't. Only Masienda pan-fries or sears.

  • Something only one of them uses

    thechefziad is the only one to use potato, parsley and arabic bread. Ahmad Alzahabi is the only one to use olive oil, russet potato, zucchini and paprika. Masienda is the only one to use guajillo chiles, roma tomatoes, serrano chiles and broth.

  • Time and list length

    Ahmad Alzahabi takes the least time (45 min); thechefziad the most (1 hr).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 5 November 2026.

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