Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, tomato & lentil soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Tomato & Lentil Soup is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Tomato & Lentil Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Tomato & Lentil Soup:

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

Instructions 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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