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Ingredients
for
4
Hearty Lentil and Vegetable Bowl
50 min.
Time:
246
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
98 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 4 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 1 carrot (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ground Cumin
- 6 ozs Red lentils (washed)
- 1 ⅕ liters vegetable stock
- 14 ozs canned Tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 Tbsp tomato puree
- chopped parsley (to garnish)
Preparation
1.
Heat the oil in a large pan and gently cook the onions until soft but not brown. Add the garlic, carrot and cumin and continue cooking for 10 minutes.
2.
Add the lentils, stock, tomatoes and puree, season with salt and pepper and cook very gently for30 minutes or until the lentils are very tender.
3.
Check the seasoning then pulse the with a hand blender to make a coarse soup. Serve in warmed bowls garnished with chopped parsley.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 246 cal. | (12 %) | ||
| Protein | 12 g | (12 %) | ||
| Fat | 11 g | (9 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 24 g | (16 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 9.6 g | (32 %) |