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Lentil and Carrot Soup

Lentil and carrot soup

Lunch Medium Chemical (salicylates)
Serves: 6 Adult
Prep Time: 10 Cooking Time: 30 Total Time: 40

Ingredients

  • 1 large leek
  • 2 large carrots
  • 225g of dried red lentils
  • 5 cups of home made vegetable (V) or chicken stock made with suitable ingredients
  • Optional Pinch of ground ginger and mixed herbs (if higher salicylates tolerated)

Instructions

1

Wash and chop leek (white part)

2

Wash, peel and chop the carrots.

3

Place the leak in a saucepan with a little water and cook gently for about 5 minutes or until soft.

4

Add the chopped carrots.

5

(optional: Add the mixed herbs and a pinch of ground ginger)

6

Remove from the heat and stir in the lentils, mixing well.

7

Return to the heat, add the vegetable stock and simmer for 25-30 minutes.

8

Once cooked, liquidise the mixture with a hand blender or liquidiser.

9

Return the blended soup to the saucepan and reheat without boiling.

10

Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition

  • 145 Calories
  • 0.6g Fat
  • 4.1g Sugar

Notes

1/6 of this recipe is one of your five serves of vegetables a day. Original source Square meals cookbook (adapted)

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