Ingredients serve 2
1 white onion finely sliced
2 Tsp olive oil
3 garlic cloves sliced
2 carrots scrubbed and diced
150gr red lentil
1 homade vegetable stock
Generous sprigs parsley
Method
Heat the oil in a medium pan , add the onion and fry for 2 mins while you slice the garlic and dice the carrots . Add them to the pan and cook briefly over the heat .
Pour in 1 litre of the boiling water from the kettle , stir in the lentils and homemade stock , then cover a medium heat for 15 mins until the lentils are tender. Takeoff the heat and stir in the parsley . Ladle into bowls, and scatter with Extra parsley leaves if you like.
