With the plan to reduce the abundance of chard in the garden I made this lentil and chard soup this weekend. With the lentils and the mountain of chard that went into it it is quite a filling soup and certainly a meal in itself. Serves 6 Ingredients 15 sprays of Frylight olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 4 cloves of garlic, finely […]
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This is my new favourite lentil soup recipe, I adapted it slightly from this recipe and I have to say the results are rather amazing, this will definitely become a regular in my house. Makes 6 portions Ingredients 15 sprays of frylight olive oil spray 1 medium onion, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and sliced 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 red chillis, […]
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Now this isn’t the most appetising thing to look at I admit, rather reminiscent of a bowl of mud unfortunately but there’s nothing wrong with the taste. Yes, there are a lot of black beans in this recipe! I used the 380g tetra packs of pre-cooked black beans from Sainsburys. Makes 6 portions Ingredients 15 sprays of frylight olive oil […]
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I was given some more kale so I thought I’d try yet another kale soup recipe, this time with tomatoes and haricot beans and I was very happy with how it turned out. Makes 6 servings Ingredients 200g Kale, thick stalks removed and leaves shredded 1 large onion, chopped 3 sticks of celery, chopped 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped […]
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I modified this slightly from a recipe in the excellent River Cottage Veg book, a nice healthy soup that is very quick to make, there are more soup recipes here. Makes 5 servings Ingredients 2 Red onions, finely chopped 400g tin of black beans, drained and rinsed 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 200ml passata 600ml vegetable stock 3 cloves of […]
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More soup and more kale! I seem to be living on the stuff at the moment. I fancied soup again today and wanted something with beans in, all I had in the cupboard was a tin of Sainsburys Mixed Pulses which has a nice mix of different beans so in it went, anything similar or even just one type of bean […]
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I got some more kale from my dad yesterday so I thought I’d give this a try. I don’t often use mung beans but I’ve been using a lot of kale recently, I really like the taste of it and it’s so good for you, very nutrituous, high in fibre and packed with vitamins. A real superfood. Makes 6 servings […]
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I love lentils and they make a wonderful soup, this one is so simple yet very satisfying. I would imagine most types of lentil would work in this sort of soup but I used whole brown lentils this time. Makes 5 servings Ingredients 190g whole brown lentils, rinsed well 1 onion, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 2 sticks of celery, chopped […]
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We’re definitely in soup season now. I had some kale left over from making more Kale and Potato Curry that needed using up quickly so I thought I’d make a root vegetable soup using that and some root veg I had in the fridge. Kale works really well in a soup like this and it is so good for you. Makes […]
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This is another recipe adapted from one of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s, it’s a lovely substantial soup featuring my favourite lentils. Serves 4-5 Ingredients 1 onion, finely chopped 1 carrot, chopped A few sprigs of thyme, leaves only, roughly chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 200g tin of chopped tomatoes without the juice 150g puy lentils or lentilles vertes, rinsed well 1.3 litres […]
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