Lightly spiced Red Lentil soup

Lightly spiced Red Lentil soup

By Julie Published: November 5, 2012

• Makes: 1 pot (6 Servings)
• Prep: 15 mins
• Cook: 20 mins
• Ready In: 35 mins

A quick and tasty soup, you can vary the vegetables as you like, it is a great way to get lots of goodness though.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 large Onion peeled and chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic peeled and chopped
• 1 inch size Fresh Ginger peeled and chopped
• 2 whole Carrots peeled and chopped
• 1/2 small Swede turnip!! peeled and chopped roughly
• 1 stick Celery chopped
• 1-2 tsps Mild Curry Powder
• 750 ml Vegetable Stock
• 3-4 leaves Spring Cabbage cut the tough stalky bit out, and roughly chopped
• 200 grams Red Lentils

Instructions

1. Gently fry the onion, garlic and ginger in a pot for a few minutes. Then add the curry powder, and give it all a good stir. Now add the other vegetables (except the cabbage - add this at the end), and stir for a minute. Now add the lentils, and your stock. Give everything a good stir, cover and simmer gently for approx 15 minutes until all of the veg and the lentil are soft. Add the cabbage for the last 5 minutes of cooking, then blend and enjoy.
   

• Cuisine: British
• Course: Soup
• Skill Level: Easy