Thick Vegetable, Lentil & Split Pea Soup
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
2 medium to small Onions (175 gms)medium to small Turnip (298 gms)1 small Leek (87 gms / approx 6 inches long)6 Carrots (267 gms)3 Cloves of Garlic40 gms Yellow Split Peas40 gms Red Lentils3 Vegetable OXO cubes800 mls boiling WaterGrinding of Sea SaltGrinding of Black Pepper
Peel and chop the onions and leek.
Place in a large pan with the lid on at a low heat for 5 minutes to 'sweat the vegetables' (Do not add water or oil as the onions and leeks produce their own moisture)
Crush the 3 cloves of garic and add to the pan
Peel and chop the carrots and turnip and add to the pan.
Stir the ingredients well and allow to 'sweat' for a further 5 minutes.
Keep checking to ensure the heat is not too high and that the veg isn't sticking to the pan.
Disolve the 3 OXO cubes in the boiling water and add to the pan.
Stir well
Add the yellow split peas and the lentils
Add a good grinding of black pepper and a light grinding of sea salt.
Stir well and leave to cook for 50 minutes on a low heat.
Season to taste at the end of cooking if required.
Serve with hot pitta bread, hot bagel, or hot petit pain (or other low calorie bread or crackers)
Serves 6 (230 gms per serving)
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JIGGLINGJUNE.
Place in a large pan with the lid on at a low heat for 5 minutes to 'sweat the vegetables' (Do not add water or oil as the onions and leeks produce their own moisture)
Crush the 3 cloves of garic and add to the pan
Peel and chop the carrots and turnip and add to the pan.
Stir the ingredients well and allow to 'sweat' for a further 5 minutes.
Keep checking to ensure the heat is not too high and that the veg isn't sticking to the pan.
Disolve the 3 OXO cubes in the boiling water and add to the pan.
Stir well
Add the yellow split peas and the lentils
Add a good grinding of black pepper and a light grinding of sea salt.
Stir well and leave to cook for 50 minutes on a low heat.
Season to taste at the end of cooking if required.
Serve with hot pitta bread, hot bagel, or hot petit pain (or other low calorie bread or crackers)
Serves 6 (230 gms per serving)
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JIGGLINGJUNE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 100.3
- Total Fat: 0.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 318.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 20.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
- Protein: 4.7 g
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