How to Prepare Perfect Tomato & Lentil Soup

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, tomato & lentil soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Tomato & Lentil Soup is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Tomato & Lentil Soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

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

The ingredients needed to make Tomato & Lentil Soup:

1. Get 1 tbsp oil
2. Prepare 1 large onion, chopped
3. Make ready 3 cloves garlic, chopped and gently crushed
4. Make ready 1 (500 g) packet passata
5. Take 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. Make ready 1 tsp dried thyme
9. Take 1 dollop per soup bowl crème fraîche (Optional)
10. Make ready to taste Seasoning

Instructions 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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