ingredients
1 red onion , diced
2 large carrots
1 parsnip diced
2 garlic cloves , crushed
225gr dried red split lentils
1//2 litres of homade vegtable stock
2 tablespoon paprika
fresh ground black pepper
some fresh chives to garish
6 tablespoon fat natural fomage frais (THis is opitional , but does thichen the soup and adds lots of delicious tangless to the soup .)
method
Measure out and prepare all the ingredients for soup .
place lentils , onions vegetables stock paprika into a large saucepan . Bring to the boil and keep ingredients on boil for a furthur than 20 minutes . IT is important to chech that the vegetables and lentils are tender at this point , if not continue to simmer .
Once mixture is soft until puree , until mixture is smooth . Once pureed , heat soup and serve with a tablespoon of fromage frais and sprinkle with a tablespoon of fomage frais and sprinkle to chives to garish Soup is delicious with some crusty bread
