Red Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 1.50 millilitre vegetable oil
• 2.1 onion, large; chopped finely
• 3.2 garlic, crushed
• 4.2.5 millilitre dried thyme
• 5.2 carrots, large; grated
• 6.cabbage, shredded; 2–2½ cups
• 7.250 gram red lentils, well rinsed
• 8.2 litre water
• 9.5 millilitre sugar
• 10.5 millilitre worcestershire sauce
• 11.1 bay leaf
• 12.125 millilitre fresh parsley, chopped
• 13.15 millilitre tomato paste
• 14.10 millilitre salt
• 15.3 vegetable stock cubes, dissolved in 1 cup / 250 ml boiling water
• 16.15 millilitre lemon juice, added at end

Method

1. 1.Heat oil and sauté the chopped onion.
2. 2.Add the garlic, thyme and grated carrots. Stir fry for a few minutes.
3. 3.Add all remaining ingredients EXCEPT the lemon juice.
4. 4.Simmer until vegetables are soft.
5. 5.Taste for seasoning and add the lemon juice.

Notes

• A hearty vegetarian lentil soup. The cabbage adds texture and substance.