Red Lentil Soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
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- Easy
- Serves 3
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- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 1 red pepper, finely diced
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 200g red lentils
- 2 ham stock cubes (or vegetable, for a vegetarian version)
- chilli flakes, to taste
- salt and pepper, to season
- crusty sourdough bread, to serve (optional)
Method
step 1
Start by putting the lentils in a sieve and rinsing them under cold water to remove some of the excess starch.step 2
Heat the oil in a pot and add in the onions. Turn the heat down to low and leave the onions to gently cook until soft and translucent, about 5-10 minutes.step 3
Stir in the tomato purée until all the onions have been coated and cook for about 2 minutes.step 4
Next, add in the red pepper and mix in with the onions.step 5
In the meantime, dissolve the two stock cubes in a litre of boiling water.step 6
Add the red lentils and the ham stock to the pot and stir. Leave the soup to simmer for 10-15 minutes.step 7
If you would like to purée the soup, do so now. I like to give it a few quick pulses with my stick blender to remove any large chunks of onion or pepper, but don´t purée it until completely smooth.step 8
Season the soup to taste with chilli flakes (if you like a little spice), salt and pepper.step 9
Serve hot, with some crusty bread and butter. The soup can also be easily reheated the next day or frozen.
