Recipe of Award-winning Tomato & Lentil Soup

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, tomato & lentil soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Tomato & Lentil Soup is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Tomato & Lentil Soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have tomato & lentil soup using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Tomato & Lentil Soup:

1. Take 1 tbsp oil
2. Make ready 1 large onion, chopped
3. Prepare 3 cloves garlic, chopped and gently crushed
4. Get 1 (500 g) packet passata
5. Get 1 carrot, diced
6. Make ready 1 handful red lentils
7. Take 1 litre vegetable stock. “Marigold” is fine if you’ve no home-made
8. Take 1 tsp dried thyme
9. Prepare 1 dollop per soup bowl crème fraîche (Optional)
10. Prepare to taste Seasoning

Steps to make Tomato & Lentil Soup:

1. Heat the oil in a stockpot or large saucepan and gently fry the onions for 3-4 minutes or until soft. Only stir if necessary to avoid sticking.
2. Add the garlic and fry for 1-2 minutes, gently stirring.
3. Stir in the passata, carrot and lentils, then add the stock and bring to the boil, stirring regularly but not too vigorously. Reduce to a fast simmer, cover and cook for 20-25 minutes. Stir occasionally and after 10-15 minutes add the thyme.
4. Transfer to a blender and whizz to get a nice consistency. Taste and season to taste.
5. Serve piping hot with granary bread or crusty rolls. Add a dollop of crème fraîche to each soup bowl if available/wished.

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