Very healthy/easy soup (Vegan too, get moi!!)

[lostkat]

Tomato and Lentil Soup
Much nicer than it sounds to all you anti pulse heathens out there

Calories: Virtually NONE. Seriously, this stuff is dietary heaven in a bowl.
Servings of Veg: Tomatoes, Onions, Carrots... THREE!!
Makes: Bloody loads.. about 1.5 litres of the stuff. It lasts me a week if I take it into work for lunch Mon-Fri.

Ingredients
120g Chopped Onion
1 fat ass clove of garlic (or 2 skinny ass cloves)
180g Chopped Carrot
Can of chopped toms
120g Red lentils (the dried ones)
One big pinch of Dried Oregano
One big pinch of Dried Basil
Tiny bit of oil for cooking
1 pint of vegetable stock (I use that Boulion stuff)
Dash (or three) of Worcestershire sauce (but not if you're a Veggie!!)
Salt & Pepper (freshly ground of course!)



Instructions
In a large saucepan, add the oil, onions and garlic and soften a little. Then add the carrots and cook for about 10 mins on a very low heat until soft.

Next, add the rest of the ingredients (toms, stock, lentils, herbs, Worcs sauce, S&P) to the pan, give it a big old stir and bring to the boil.



Simmer gently for around 25 mins until the lentils are big and soft.

I tried to show the difference in lentils in this pic, but all I got was a face full of steam!


Remove from the heat, tip into a blender and blend until souplike. You can make it as smooth or chunky as you like. Have a taste and add more S&P/Worcs Sauce to taste if needed. You might also want to add a smidge of boiling water depending on how thick you like your soup.



FINITO!

See, told you it was easy. I'd show you a pic of it in a bowl, creatively garnished with a sprig of parsley, but it's gone in a tupperware tub in the fridge for my lunch tomorrow (& the rest in the freezer for next week).