Winter warming soup (lentil and vegetable)

This just the most delicious soup EVER! The recipe is exactly as it says, so if you follow it, it will be perfect and it is so simple to make. It is utterly divine and the best comfort food.

Make a big batch and freeze in bags. Use a food flask to take it to work. It is so filling it really doesn’t even need bread.

Ingredients

2 carrots, peeled and sliced

2 sticks celery, sliced

2 medium onions, peeled and chopped

2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced

Coconut oil

Thumb sized piece of fresh ginger

1 fresh red chilli (more if you like it spicy)

10 cherry tomatoes

1.8 litres of stock,

300g red lentils

200g spinach

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Heat a large pan and add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil. Add the carrots, celery, onions and garlic and cook for approx 10 mins with the lid askew, until the carrots are softened. Meanwhile peel and grate the ginger, deseed and slice the chilli finely and slice the tomatoes in half. Add the stock to the pan with the lentils, ginger, chilli and tomatoes. Bring the soup to the boil and then reduce the heat and simmer for approx 10 mins with the lid on until the lentils are cooked. Add the spinach and let it wilt into the soup. Blitz with a blender and serve.

Enjoy x