Soup, Glorious Soup!

Rainy, cold and gloomy – that’s winter for you! As we all begin to eat extra to grow our personal winter coat, we crave warm, hearty food. Whilst I love chunky, carby meals just as much as the next person, sometimes a healthy soup can do the trick of warming, filling and leaving you guilt free.

This easy soup is very tasty and surprisingly filling.

Ingredients
1 x tbs light olive oil
500ml vegetable stock (or chicken)
2 tsp tomato paste
Frozen peas, carrot & corn
Celery – finely chopped
1 x 400g tin of lentils
1 x 400g tin of cannellini beans
1x 400g tin of diced tomatos
1 x tbs paprika
2 x tbs ground coriander
2 x tbs minced garlic
1 x tsb minced ginger

Lifesaving lentil soup
& only 237 calories - not that we're counting!

Method
1) Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat
Add the frozen peas, carrot, corn and celery
Add the tomato paste
Stir with a wooden spoon until softened

2) Drain and rinse the lentils and add them to the saucepan. Add the stock and bring to boil.

3) Add the tomato, beans, coriander, paprika, pepper, garlic and ginger. Allow to simmer with the lid off until soup thickens

Serve & enjoy!

Note – this soup is made in half an hour due to the small amount of vegetable stock and canned lentils which are already cooked. For more watery soup add more stock.

Link to original recipe - http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/27177/lifesaving+lentil+soup 

My lovely housemate enjoying the benefits
of freshly home cooked soup