Friday 6 November 2015

Store cupboard soup

Tomato and lentil soup


This is a great little soup for when you don't have anything fresh in. As long as you can scrabble about and find an onion and hopefully a clove of garlic, the rest can be thrown together with goods from your store cupboard. It's based on another Cranks recipe.

1 large onion, finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp mixed herbs (or fresh of course)
2 tins chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp marmite
2 cupfuls of red lentils
Approx 1 pint of stock or water
Salt and pepper

Soften the onion and garlic in a little oil in a large pan.. Add the other ingredients and simmer. If the lentils soak up too much liquid add water or stock if you prefer. When the lentils are soft, serve the soup with a generous helping of grated cheddar. Obviously the cheese isn't obligatory, but it makes it into a meal so I always add it. Serve with crusty bread, preferably home made :)
This recipe serves 4 to 6.

Jet came home yesterday from his scans. Bless him, he was really quite out of it. Mr D had to lift him on to his settee so he could have cuddles with mummy! We now just need to wait for the results of the scans to see where we go next.

He seems to suffer from separation anxiety so he's very clingy this morning and crying every time we leave the room! Might be an excellent excuse for cuddling up and reading a book :) 




12 comments:

  1. Bless him, he looks so sad. They do tug at the heart strings because they can't tell us whats wrong.

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    1. He really was feeling very sorry for himself that day :(

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  2. Bless him, he looks so sad. They do tug at the heart strings because they can't tell us whats wrong.

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  3. I an going to make that soup , loos good, excuse my ignorance but what is cranks recipe?
    Give Jet a cuddle from me.

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    1. Cranks was a restaurant set up in the 70s I think, selling healthy vegetarian food. They still exist I think but aren't as well known. I have a few of their recipe books.
      Jet enjoyed his cuddle thanks!

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  4. Poor Jet, Definitely lots of cuddles and hope you can get him sorted soon x

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    1. Hopefully the vet will ring early this week with the results. He's not quite so miserable now at least!

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  5. Awwwwww poor Jet. I hope he perks up soon.
    It is so hard when they can't tell us what is wrong.
    That just breaks my heart.
    Your soup sounds lovely.

    cheers, parsnip

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    1. The soup is one of my 'go to' recipes - simple ingredients, quick and easy to prepare and minimal washing up!

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  6. I love a bowl of simple home made soup, I usually put a little fresh ginger and some red chilli, without the seeds, in for extra oomph. I like a sprinkle of cheese as well and some fresh basil leaves if I have them.

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    1. Basil and chill would probably work well in this recipe. I also like curry spices in my soup, but then I love all things spicy!

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  7. Aww poor Jet, he looks proper sorry for himself :-(

    Cranks do have lots of good budget recipes don't they.

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