Puy lentil soup

Name: Puy lentil soup
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon light olive oil; 1 small red onion, finely diced; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 medium potato (skin on), finely diced; 2 sticks celery, finely diced; 1 medium tomato, finely diced; 1 large red chilli, halved; ½ cup puy lentils; 1 litre vegetable stock; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano; pinch of ground nutmeg

November 1, 2013

easyTime:30 mins - 1 hourServes:4

A recipe from the Good Food collection.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon light olive oil
1 small red onion, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 medium potato (skin on), finely diced
2 sticks celery, finely diced
1 medium tomato, finely diced
1 large red chilli, halved
½ cup puy lentils
1 litre vegetable stock
2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
pinch of ground nutmeg

Method

Step 1
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Cook the onion and garlic over medium heat until the onion is soft.
Step 2
Add the potato, celery, tomato and chilli and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Stir in the lentils, vegetable stock, oregano and nutmeg.
Step 3
Bring the soup to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Season to taste and serve.