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Moroccan-spiced red lentil soup

Hearty and warming, with chunky veg and Middle Eastern spices.

Hearty and warming, with chunky veg and Middle Eastern spices.

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(16 votes)
Cooking Time

Cook: 40 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 38p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 358 serving contains

Energy
1153kj
276kcal
14%
Fat
7.5g
Med
11%
Saturates
1.8g
Med
9%
Sugars
6.8g
Med
8%
Salt
0.79g
Med
13%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
322kj/77kcal

Ingredients

300g frozen Scratch Cook Vegetable Base Mix

200g red lentils, rinsed

1tbsp Moroccan seasoning, plus extra to serve

1reduced-salt vegetable stock cube, made up to 1L

4tbsp Greek-style natural yogurt

1tbsp rapeseed oil

Method

1
Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Cook the frozen vegetable base mix for 5-6 mins until soft.
2
Stir in the lentils and the seasoning then cook for 2 mins, stirring. Pour over the stock, then simmer for 20-25 mins, or until the lentils are breaking down.
3
Take the pan off the heat and blitz the soup with a handheld blender until still slightly chunky. Divide between 4 bowls, top each one with a dollop of the yogurt and sprinkle with extra Moroccan seasoning. Serve immediately.