Tomato, lentil and chickpea soup
Preparation time: 00:10
Cooking time: 00:45
Ingredients
15 ml olive oil
1 onion – peeled and chopped
2 cloves garlic – peeled and crushed
125 g red lentils
500 g roasted tomatoes
(cut in half, drizzled with olive oil, honey and Balsamic,
Fresh thyme or rossemary, black pepper and
Salt then roast for about 30 minutes at 200°C
1 can chickpeas – drained and rinsed
900 ml vegetable stock
50 parmesan cheese - finely grated
1 small handful of fresh basil leaves
Salt flakes and black pepper for seasoning
Smoked paprika for serving
Creme fraiche and olive oil for serving
Method
Heat oil in large saucepan and sauté onions over medium low heat for five minutes until they are soft.
Add the garlic and sauté for another minute. Stir in the washed, drained lentils.
Roughly chop the roasted tomatoes and add to the saucepan. You can use a tin of whole tinned tomatoes that you roughly chop if so desired.
Add the stock and bring back to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 25 minutes until the lentils are soft and pale.
Add the drained, rinsed chickpeas and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Remove from heat and liquidise with a hand blender.
Return to the heat and stir in half of the cheese and tear in the basil, reserving one or two sprigs for garnish.
Add the salt and pepper to taste.
Ladle into soup bowls.
Add a drizzle of olive oil, some basil leaves, a sprinkling of smoked paprika and Parmesan cheese.
Serve with a swirl of créme fraiche.
Reprinted with permission of Kitchen Diary. To see more
recipes, click here.
Servings: 4
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