Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Ultimate Tomato & Lentil Soup

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, tomato & lentil soup. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Tomato & Lentil Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Tomato & Lentil Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Tomato & Lentil Soup:

1. Take 1 tbsp oil
2. Get 1 large onion, chopped
3. Take 3 cloves garlic, chopped and gently crushed
4. Take 1 (500 g) packet passata
5. Get 1 carrot, diced
6. Take 1 handful red lentils
7. Prepare 1 litre vegetable stock. “Marigold” is fine if you’ve no home-made
8. Prepare 1 tsp dried thyme
9. Make ready 1 dollop per soup bowl crème fraîche (Optional)
10. Get to taste Seasoning

Steps 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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