​A wonderfully spicy soup made using the food processor.

Shopping List

• Olive oil
• 1 medium red onion
• 1 medium potato
• 250g sweet potato
• 250g pumpkin or butternut squash
• 75g split red lentils
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 litre vegetable stock
• Salt & pepper
• Croutons
• Fresh parsley or coriander, to garnish

Method

1. Roughly chop onion, pumpkin/squash and potatoes in the large food processor bowl fitted with the large blade, using the Auto Pulse function
2. Remove chopped mixture from the large bowl and pan fry together with the lentils, cumin, coriander and vegetable stock
3. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 30mins
4. Pour into large food processor bowl and use the large blade to process until puréed/ smooth. If making a larger mixture use Auto Pulse to maximise volume
5. Add seasoning to taste
6. Serve in a soup bowl, add croutons and garnish with fresh parsley or coriander