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Lentil & Vegetable Soup

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: Food Recipes, Pleasures, Soups
Servings: 8 People

Ingredients

  • 8 stalks Celery , halved lengthwise and then sliced
  • 1 large Leeks , halved and quartered lengthwise and then sliced, or 3-4 scallions white & green parts included
  • 500g Lentils
  • ½ cup fresh Celery Leaves , roughly chopped
  • ½ cup fresh Parsley Leaves
  • ½ cup fresh Coriander
  • 3 cloves Garlic , minced with a garlic presser tool
  • 3 tbsp fresh Thyme , home grown, leaves picked, or 2dry Thyme (ground)
  • 3 tsp dry Coriander , ground
  • 4 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable bouillon/stock , preferably in powder otherwise cubes to be diluted in the water used
  • 50ml EVOO , extra virgin olive oil, plus more to drizzle when serving
  • Water , about 4 litres
  • 1 tbsp Sumac , optional
  • 1 tbsp Sea Salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground Black Pepper