Recipe - Lentil and Lemon Soup

Key info:

• Serves 4 – 6
• Prep time 20 mins
• Cooking Time 1 hour

Ingredients

• 2 diced celery stems
• 2 diced carrots
• ½ bunch english spinach
• 1 small yam or sweet potato or suede
• 1 onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 potato
• 7 cups chicken or veg stock
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 cup (200g) green lentils, washed and drained
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Method

1. Sauté onion and garlic for 2 minutes, until soft
2. At 3-minute intervals add: celery, root vegetables, lentils
3. Add stock and bring to boil
4. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until lentils and vegetables are soft
5. Add english spinach until soft
6. Stir in lemon juice
7. Season to taste