Soupalicious: My Lentil Soup

Autumn is upon and that means its soup time! I love making my own soup I get a real sense of achievement and something yummy to eat.

I was rustling through my cupboards last week and found some red lentils hiding at the back so I decided to make a lentil soup. I asked on twitter for any good recipes and did a little search online and then basically made it up as I went along based on what I have in the fridge.

Ingredients:

2 Diced Carrots  

1 stick of celery diced

¼ cup of frozen onion (I hate chopping it)

1 cup of red lentils

Dried mixed herbs

2 Bay leaves

Litre and a half of stock (I used chicken)

Seasoning

• Fry the onion in a little olive oil for a few minutes then add the carrot and celery and cook for a further 5 mins.
• Add the dried herbs and the lentils and stir.
• Add the stock and bay leaves.
• Bring to the boil and simmer for 40 minutes.
• Blend to your liking.
• Eat

I added a little black pepper to my bowl.

It’s keeps in the fridge for a few days and freezes well. Today I am making butternut squash and sweet potato soup I will share the recipe later.

Have you got any good soup recipes?