Cooking Box – Red Lentil Soup

INSTRUCTIONS

• 1
  Wash the vegetables. Cut the tomatoes, carrots, celery, and bell pepper into pieces. Peel and chop the onion and garlic, and remove the leaves from the thyme sprigs. Peel and dice the ginger.
• 2
  In a large pan, heat 2 tablespoons of (olive) oil and sauté the onion and garlic over medium heat until translucent. Add the carrots, celery, bell pepper, ginger, and bay leaf, and fry for 3 minutes on high heat.
• 3
  Add the tomatoes and thyme, and cook for 2 minutes over medium-high heat.
• 4
  Add the red lentils, vegetable stock cubes, and 1 liter of water, bring to a boil, and cover with a lid. Let it simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
• 5
  Remove the bay leaf and blend the soup with a hand blender to the desired consistency. Season with pepper if necessary.