Avelouki Apour (Armenian Wild Sorrel Soup)

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PREP TIME: 1.5 hours

Ingredients:

  • Half a braid of dried wild sorrel
  • One espresso cup of peeled wheat (or pearled barley)
  • One espresso cup of green lentils
  • One medium yellow onion
  • A handful of walnuts
  • Two tbsp of olive oil
  • Two small potatoes
  • A handful of dried prunes
  • Two cloves of garlic
  • Three to four dried sour plums (or half a squeezed lemon juice)

Instructions:

  1. Soak the dried sorrel in hot water
  2. Soak Peeled wheat in water
  3. Wash the lentils
  4. Chop the onion finely
  5. Sautée the onion until caramelized
  6. Add boiling water to the onions
  7. Throw away the water of the wild sorrel
  8. Cut the wild sorrel into bite sized pieces
  9. Add the soaked wheat
  10. Continue cooking
  11. Clean the potato and chop into small bite sized pieces
  12. Add the potatoes to the simmering soup
  13. Add the pre-washed lentils and continue simmering on low heat
  14. Finely chop the prunes and sour plums and add to the simmering soup
  15. Finely chop the walnuts and add to the soup
  16. Grate two cloves of garlic and add to the soup
  17. Mix and cover the lid
  18. Let it stand for 15 minutes before serving
  19. Add Armenian hot pepper and salt to taste
  20. Serve hot

Enjoy!

Enjoy!

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