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Red lentil, pumpkin and tomato soup

This is the ultimate in a healthy, hearty and warming soup. Perfect for any time of year, and especially when the colder weather comes.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
    • 1 onion, chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • 1 large carrot, grated
    • 450g pumpkin, peeled, chopped
    • 1 cup dried red lentils, rinsed, drained
    • 1 ½ cups liquid salt-reduced vegetable stock
    • 3 ½ cups water
    • 400g can chopped tomatoes
    • 4 slices grainy sourdough bread
    • 1 small avocado, sliced
    • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
    • ⅓ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes or until soft. Add garlic, carrot, pumpkin, lentils, stock, water and tomatoes.

    2 Bring to the boil then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.

    3 Remove from heat and purée using a stick blender.

    4 Meanwhile, toast bread and top with avocado slices. Sprinkle soup with parsley, swirl in yoghurt and serve with avocado toast.

    Variations

    • Make it gluten free: Check stock is gluten free and use gluten-free bread and yoghurt.
    • Slow cooker variation: This recipe can also be cooked for 6–10 hours in a slow cooker on low.

    Check out all our soup recipes here, or see below for our pumpkin soups:

    Creamy Pumpkin Soup

    Spicy roasted pumpkin soup

    Spiced pumpkin soup

    Spiced pumpkin soup with sour cream and chives

    Kumara pumpkin and chickpea soup

    Chilli pumpkin and coconut soup

    HFG tip

    • To make the soup your preferred consistency, add more water. The soup thickens a little if made in advance.
    • This dish freezes well for up to 1 month.

    One comment on Red lentil, pumpkin and tomato soup

    1. Leonie Lammeree October 24, 2022 at 8:01 pm #

      Delicious soup.
      I added 2 extra carrots, 4 cups of vegetable stock and one cup of water.
      Will definitely make this recipe again.

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