Winter vegetable & lentil soup

Tip all the ingredients into a large pan. Pour over 1½ litres boiling water, then stir well.

Ingredients

• 85g dried red lentils
• 2 carrots, quartered lengthways then diced
• 3 sticks celery, sliced
• 2 small leeks, sliced
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
• 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tbsp vegetable bouillon powder
• 1 heaped tsp ground coriander

Directions

• STEP 1

  Tip all the ingredients into a large pan. Pour over 1½ litres boiling water, then stir well.

• STEP 2

  Cover and leave to simmer for 30 mins until the vegetables and lentils are tender.

• STEP 3

  Ladle into bowls and eat straightaway, or if you like a really thick texture, blitz a third of the soup with a hand blender or in a food processor.