When it’s cold outside, treat yourself to a healthy homemade vegetable soup, packed with immunity-supporting vitamin C and four of your 5-a-day
Ingredients
* 85g dried red lentils
* 2 carrots, quartered lengthways then diced
* 3 sticks celery, sliced
* 2 small leeks, sliced
* 2 tbsp tomato purée
* 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
* 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
* 1 tbsp vegetable bouillon powder
* 1 heaped tsp ground coriander
Method
STEP 1
Tip all the ingredients into a large pan. Pour over 1½ litres boiling water, then stir well.
STEP 2
Cover and leave to simmer for 30 mins until the vegetables and lentils are tender.
STEP 3
Ladle into bowls and eat straightaway, or if you like a really thick texture, blitz a third of the soup with a hand blender or in a food processor.
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