WINTER VEGETABLE & LENTIL SOUP

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When it's cold outside, treat yourself to a healthy homemade vegetable soup, packed with immunity-supporting vitamin C and four of your 5-a-day

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories     Dinner, Supper

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

85g dried red lentils
2 carrots, quartered lengthways then diced
3 sticks celery, sliced
2 small leeks, sliced
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
3 large garlic cloves, chopped
1 tbsp vegetable bouillon powder
1 heaped tsp ground coriander

Steps:

  • Tip all the ingredients into a large pan. Pour over 1½ litres boiling water, then stir well.
  • Cover and leave to simmer for 30 mins until the vegetables and lentils are tender.
  • Ladle into bowls and eat straightaway, or if you like a really thick texture, blitz a third of the soup with a hand blender or in a food processor.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 37 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 11 grams sugar, Fiber 13 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium

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