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Vegetable and lentil soup

Healthy and filling, especially on cold days

Healthy and filling, especially on cold days

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(60 votes)
Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 70p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 415g serving contains

Energy
1170kj
280kcal
14%
Fat
7.5g
Low
11%
Saturates
2.9g
Low
15%
Sugars
10g
Low
11%
Salt
0.99g
Low
17%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
282kj/67kcal

Ingredients

15g butter

1 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, chopped

2 sticks celery, diced

150g carrots (trimmed weight), diced

200g potatoes (peeled weight), diced

150g dry split red lentils, rinsed

400g can Asda Chopped Tomatoes with Chilli and Peppers

800ml hot vegetable stock

1 tbsp chopped thyme leaves

Method

1
Melt the butter in a large pan with the olive oil. Add the onion, celery, carrot and potato, and stir so that all the vegetables are well coated. Cover the pan and cook over a very low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2
Add the split red lentils, tomatoes, vegetable stock and thyme, and heat until boiling. Boil gently, half covered, for 10 minutes. Season.
3
Reduce the heat, cover the pan completely and simmer gently for another 30 minutes or until the lentils are cooked (you may need to add a little extra water at this stage if the soup looks too thick).
4
If you prefer a smooth finish, remove half the soup and liquidise in a blender, then return to the pan and stir in. Reheat gently, then serve.