Tomato, Lentil and Bacon Soup

By ShannonB

One of my favorite Slimming World soups. Really nice with green lentils or red.

Ingredients

• 200 g bacon rashers, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 2 sticks celery, finely chopped
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• 1 large potato, cut into small dice
• 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 1 cm dice
• 908 ml/ 32 fl oz vegetable stock or boiling hot water (2 veggie Oxo cubes)
• 1 tbsp mild curry powder
• 127 g / 4 1/2 oz dried red lentils
• 6 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 2-3 tbsp finely chopped coriander

Preparation

Step 1

Place large saucepan over medium high heat. Add bacon and stir fry 2-3 minutes. Add onion, garlic, ginger, celery, potato and carrot and stir fry 1-2 minutes.

Add remaining ingredients except coriander and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer gently for 20-40 minutes or until the lentils are cooked and softened.

Stir in the coriander, season well and serve.