WINTER VEGETABLE & LENTIL SOUP

Winter vegetable & lentil soup image

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

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

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