Spicy vegetable & lentil soup

Name: Spicy vegetable & lentil soup
Yield: Approximately 8-10 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 leek, sliced; 1 small onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped; Half a butternut squash, chopped into cubes; 2 carrots, chopped; Half a swede, cubed; 1 red or yellow pepper, diced; Handful spinach; 1 cup red lentils; 1 tin chopped tomatoes; 1 pint vegetable stock; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp medium curry powder; 1 tsp turmeric; Handful fresh coriander, chopped; to taste Salt and black pepper

Sarah Mitchell @cook_14118288

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This recipe could be adapted with any root vegetables you have at home, and can also be frozen well once cooled.

#cookingwithyui

This recipe could be adapted with any root vegetables you have at home, and can also be frozen well once cooled.

Sarah Mitchell @cook_14118288

#cookingwithyui

This recipe could be adapted with any root vegetables you have at home, and can also be frozen well once cooled.

#cookingwithyui

This recipe could be adapted with any root vegetables you have at home, and can also be frozen well once cooled.

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Ingredients

Approximately 8-10 servings

1leek, sliced
1small onion, diced
2 clovesgarlic, chopped
1red chilli, deseeded and chopped
Halfa butternut squash, chopped into cubes
2carrots, chopped
Halfa swede, cubed
1red or yellow pepper, diced
Handfulspinach
1 cupred lentils
1 tinchopped tomatoes
1 pintvegetable stock
2 tspolive oil
1 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspchilli powder
1 tspmedium curry powder
1 tspturmeric
Handfulfresh coriander, chopped
to tasteSalt and black pepper

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Steps

1

Heat the olive oil over a medium heat in a large saucepan or stockpot. Add the onion, garlic and leek and cook for a few minutes until softened.
2

Add carrots, swede and squash and cook for a few minutes. Add vegetable stock, chopped tomatoes and bring to the boil.
3

Add the remaining vegetables, lentils and spices and simmer gently until all the vegetables and lentils are cooked through.
4

Remove from the heat, and purée with a hand blender until as smooth as you like. Add salt and black pepper to taste and stir thoroughly.
5

Serve into bowls and top with fresh coriander and black pepper.