Country Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 tablespoon oil or 1/2 tablespoon butter
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1/2 green pepper
• 1 medium potato
• 2 ounces red lentils
• black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 ounces flour
• 3/4 pint whole milk or 3/4 pint skim milk
• 3/4 pint vegetable stock
• 4 ounces cheese
• crouton

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a pan and sweat the chopped vegetables for 10 minutes. ( i used to chop all the vegetables together in the food processor, so my daughter couldn't identify them too well!).
• 2 stir in the lentils and stock, along with the bay leaf, simmer for a further 1/2 hour.
• 3 mix the flour and a little of the milk to a paste and add to the pan, stir in the rest of the milk. simmer for 5 minutes to thicken a little.
• 4 pour the soup into warm bowls and serve with a dish of cheese to sprinkle over and croutons.