Name: Spiced red lentil soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 onion (chopped); 3 celery sticks (roughly chopped); 3 carrots (washed and topped and tailed and roughly chopped (I don’t bother peeling them!)); 1 leek (trimmed and roughly chopped); 2 cloves garlic (peeled and chopped); 1 red chilli (deseeded and chopped); 2 tbsp tomato puree; 1 litre vegetable stock; 150 g red lentils (rinsed); 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika; 2 tbsp lemon juice; salt and pepper; Low calorie cooking spray

Description

A filling and tasty soup perfect for lunch

Syn-free

Ingredients

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1 onion (chopped)
3 celery sticks (roughly chopped)
3 carrots (washed and topped and tailed and roughly chopped (I don’t bother peeling them!))
1 leek (trimmed and roughly chopped)
2 cloves garlic (peeled and chopped)
1 red chilli (deseeded and chopped)
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 litre vegetable stock
150 g red lentils (rinsed)
1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt and pepper
Low calorie cooking spray

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Instructions

spray a large pan with low calorie cooking spray and gently fry the onions, garlic and chilli for a couple of minutes.
Add in the celery and leek and fry for 2 more minutes.
Stir in the paprika, and then add the vegetable stock, carrots and tomato puree. Stir well and bring to a simmer
Add the lentils, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Whizz up with a hand blender, season to taste, add the lemon juice and serve.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes