Vegetable & lentil soup with dumplings

Name: Vegetable & lentil soup with dumplings | Asda Good Living
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 600g pack Asda Simply Soups Vegetable Soup Mix; 1 stick celery, chopped; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 vegetable stock cube, crumbled; 175g Great Scot Red Split Lentils, rinsed and drained; 1 bay leaf; 3 tsp fresh thyme, chopped; 100g self-raising flour; 50g Atora Vegetable Shredded Suet; 1 tsp chives, chopped; 1 tsp parsley, chopped; Pinch of salt

This satisfying soup with herby dumplings is made with a time-saving, ready-prepared vegetable mix.

By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

(18 votes)

Cook: 1 Hour 15 Mins

Serves: 6

Price: 37p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 240g serving contains

Energy
1126kj
269kcal

13%

Fat
10.3g

Med
15%

Saturates
4.1g

Med
21%

Sugars
6.2g

Med
7%

Salt
0.7g

Med
12%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
469kj/112kcal

Ingredients

600g pack Asda Simply Soups Vegetable Soup Mix

1 stick celery, chopped

1 tbsp sunflower oil

2 tbsp tomato purée

1 vegetable stock cube, crumbled

175g Great Scot Red Split Lentils, rinsed and drained

1 bay leaf

3 tsp fresh thyme, chopped

100g self-raising flour

50g Atora Vegetable Shredded Suet

1 tsp chives, chopped

1 tsp parsley, chopped

Pinch of salt

Method

Put the vegetable soup mix, celery and oil in a large pan. Stir until all the vegetables are coated in oil. Cover and cook over a very low heat for 5 minutes, stirring often.

Add the tomato purée and stir for 1-2 minutes, then add the crumbled stock cube and 1.2L water. Heat until simmering.

Add the lentils, bay leaf and 2 tsp of the thyme. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Mix the self-raising flour with the shredded suet, chives, parsley and remaining thyme, along with a pinch of salt. Add 5-6 tbsp cold water and mix to make a soft, not sticky, dough.

Dust your hands with flour and shape the mixture into 16 balls. Add to the soup, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the dumplings are cooked. Sprinkle over more herbs to serve.