Brown lentil and vegetable soup
(serves 4)
Cooking Time 35 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 carrots, peeled, diced
2 zucchini, diced
2 sticks celery, diced
1 brown onion, finely chopped
400g can diced tomatoes
2 cups salt-reduced vegetable stock
400g can brown lentils, rinsed, drained
1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
Method:
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add carrots, zucchini, celery and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften.
Add tomatoes and stock to pan. Cover and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes or until vegetables are soft.
Add lentils to soup. Cook for 5 minutes or until heated through. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with parsley and squeeze lemon juice. Season with freshly ground black pepper.
Source:
Super Food Ideas - July 2006 , Page 32
Recipe by Tracy Rutherford
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Topic: A recipe from down under: Brown lentil and vegetable soup (Read 5025 times)
