Vegetable and Lentil Soup (in a Soup Maker)
A quick, hearty soup packed with veg and protein-rich lentils. Perfect for an easy lunch or light dinner – and it only takes 30 minutes in the soup maker.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Ingredients
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 carrot chopped
- 1 courgette chopped
- 2 celery sticks chopped
- 50 g kale roughly chopped
- 100 g split red lentils rinsed
- 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp tomato purée or a generous squirt
- 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
- 1 vegetable stock pot or cube
- Hot water – top up to the line in your soup maker
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the vegetables: chop the onion, carrot, courgette, and celery. Crush the garlic. Rinse the red lentils thoroughly.
- Add all ingredients to the soup maker jug.
- Fill with hot water up to the MAX line.
- Select the Chunky setting and start the cycle (usually 30 minutes).
- At the end of the cycle, pulse a few times if you’d prefer to change the consistency. If the soup is too thick you can also pour in some more hot water or hot stock.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve hot.
Notes
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