Carrot And Lentil Soup

Ingredients :

1. Carrots – 4 large
2. Red lentils – 200 gms
3. Onion – 1
4. Garlic- 2 cloves
5. Vegetable stock – 1.5 litre
6. Sesame oil – 1 tbsp
7. Celery sticks - 2
8. Salt – to taste
9. Freshly ground Black Pepper – to taste
10. Fresh Coriander, chopped – 2 tbsp

Method:

• Peel onion and chop roughly. Crush, peel and chop garlic.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan and sauté onion and garlic over a medium heat for 5 minutes or until soft.
• Pour in stock and bring to the boil.
• Trim celery and cut up roughly.
• Scrub carrots, trim ends and cut up roughly. Wash lentils. Add carrots, celery and lentils to stock.
• Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until carrots are cooked.
• Puree soup in a blender or, for a more coarse soup, a food processor.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve hot garnished with coriander.