At the moment I have lots of lovely leeks growing in my vegetable patch and I am enjoying one of my favourite soups which is Leek and Lentil. It’s very easy and quick to make and extremely tasty. Hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients
- 2 medium to large leeks
- 2 sticks of celery
- 1 cup of red lentils
- a large handful of parsley
- 2 tblsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Wash and trim leeks, saving as much of the green stalks as possible and slice thinly
- Wash and slice celery stick
- Rinse lentils in a sieve until water runs clear
- Heat olive oil and add sliced leeks and celery
- Turn heat down low, stir, cover the pot and leave to sweat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
- Add lentils and about 6 cups of water
- Turn up heat until soup comes to boiling point then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes until cooked
- Allow soup to cool than blend until smooth
- Season to taste and add chopped parsley
Enjoy!
“But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy.” – Plutarch
