Lentil & Ham Soup
User Reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
8
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Course
Main Course, Appetizer, Lunch
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Cuisine
British
Lentil & Ham Soup
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Lentil & Ham Soup with carrots, courgettes and a hint of curry to give a hearty, winter warming soup.
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Ingredients
- 25 g unsalted butter
- 2 large carrots diced
- 1 onion finely dice
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
- 1 large courgette diced
- 400 g red lentils washed
- Pinch nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Madras curry powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 1.8 L Homemade ham stock (or use gammon stock cubes)
- 200 g cooked ham finely chopped
Instructions
- Fry onion, carrot and garlic gently for 5 minutes in the butter.
- Add the oil and courgette and fry gently until the vegetables are tender.
- Add the curry powder and fry for a minute.
- Add lentils, stock, bay leaf and nutmeg.
- Bring to the boil and then simmer for 25 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf and blend half the soup to give a slightly chunky texture
- Add the chopped ham and heat through before serving.
- Garnish with some chopped ham if wished.
Notes
- If your stock is overly salty add some water to it to dilute.
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