Name: Bacon and Lentil Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 onion, peeled and quartered; 2 garlic cloves, peeled; 8 slices of short cut bacon with fat left on, diced; 20g butter; 1 carrot, diced small; 2 small potatoes, peeled and diced small; 1 litre good quality vegetable stock; 150g dried red lentils, rinsed really well; Salt and pepper

Ingredients

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1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
8 slices of short cut bacon with fat left on, diced
20g butter
1 carrot, diced small
2 small potatoes, peeled and diced small
1 litre good quality vegetable stock
150g dried red lentils, rinsed really well
Salt and pepper

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Instructions

Place butter, bacon, onion and garlic into a large stock pot over medium heat.
Cook until translucent and bacon is slightly browned.
Add remaining ingredients.
Cook over medium to high heat for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Check to ensure all vegetables are cooked through.
Blitz soup using a stick blender, blender or processor until nice and smooth.

Notes

If you find the soup is too runny for your liking add an extra potato, diced small, and cook for a further 8 minutes.
Thin soup with a little extra stock if needed.
This soup does thicken up upon standing.

Prep Time: 5
Cook Time: 25

Nutrition

Serving Size: 4