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Brown lentil, chickpea and vegetable soup

Comfy, healthy, veggie-loaded goodness: this vegetarian soup is high in fibre, iron and calcium and low in sodium, and good for body, soul and wallet!

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, finely diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 4 cups sweet potato/ kumara, cut into 1.5cm cubes
  • 2 cups reduced-salt vegetable stock
  • 400g tin no-added-salt brown lentils, drained
  • 400g tin no-added-salt chickpeas, drained
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup green beans, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 4 tablespoon low-fat plain yoghurt, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley and 4 toasted sourdough slices, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Spray a large saucepan with a little oil and place over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring, for 6–7 min until softened. Add the garlic and oregano and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

    2 Add the sweet potato and cook for 1 minute, then add the stock, lentils, chickpeas and tomatoes with 1¼ cups water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 15–20 min until the sweet potato cubes are tender.

    3 Add the green beans to the pan and simmer for 3–4 min until the beans are tender-crisp.

    4 Divide soup among 4 bowls, top with the yoghurt and chopped parsley, sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and serve with toasted sourdough slices on the side.

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