Smoky sweet potato and red lentil soup

Name: Smoky sweet potato and red lentil soup
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed; 100g red lentils, rinsed; 1 onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 0.5 tsp chilli flakes; 1l dairy free egg free gluten free vegetable stock; 1 lime, juice only; 2 tsp low fat cooking spray

A thick, warming soup of sweet potato and red lentils with smoked paprika and a little chilli.

Time40 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.65 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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500 gsweet potatoespeeled and cubed
100 gred lentilsrinsed
1onionchopped
2garlic clovescrushed
2 tspsmoked paprika
½ tspchilli flakes
1 ldairy free egg free gluten free vegetable stock
1limejuice only
2 tsplow fat cooking spray

Method

1
Spray a large pan and soften the onion for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, paprika and chilli for 1 minute.
6 min
2
Add the sweet potato, lentils and stock. Bring to the boil.
3
Simmer for 20 minutes until the lentils and potato are soft.
20 min
4
Blitz about half the soup with a stick blender, leaving some texture.
5
Stir in the lime juice and season to taste.

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