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Warming carrot and lentil soup

A super tasty, body loving soup perfect for a chilly winter's day
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 portions
Course: Soup
Calories: 147
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 4 large carrots peeled and diced
  • 1 large stick of celery washed, trimmed and diced
  • 3 cm chunk fresh ginger peeled and grated
  • 1 fat clove garlic peeled and grated
  • 100 grams red lentils rinsed under running water
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 600 mls vegetable stock or hot water **
  • ¼ tsp black pepper or ground pink peppercorns **
  • 100 grams seasonal greens (or spinach) washed, trimmed and shredded
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Prepare the veggies as above. Heat a couple of tablespoons of water in the base of a large saucepan. Add the onion, carrot and ginger. Sauté for 5 minutes until the veg start to soften.
  2. Add the garlic to the pan along with a little extra water if needed. Sauté for another couple of minutes.
  3. Tip the lentils into the pan and add the turmeric and let it simmer for a minute before adding the vegetable stock or hot water.
  4. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes or until the lentils are fully cooked and the carrots are soft.
  5. Remove the pan from the heat and blend to smooth with a stick blender.
  6. Pop the pan back on the heat and add the shredded greens. Pop the lid on the pan and simmer for another 5 minutes.
  7. Turn off the heat, season with salt and black (or pink) pepper.
  8. Serve with a glug of cold pressed flaxseed oil or extra virgin olive oil if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portionCalories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 8gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 654mgPotassium: 581mgFiber: 11gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 13616IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 2mg

Notes

Any ingredients marked with ** are alternative ingredients to make this recipe low in histamine.

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