Get a protein boost from the lentils in this soup and enjoy the flavour and goodness of the vegetable ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
- 4 Carrots (cut into chunks)
- 3 stalks Celeries (cut into chunks)
- 1 Onion (roughly chopped)
- 1 tablespoon Pork scotch roast
- 1 cup Rocket leaves
- 4 cups waters
- 2 400g Canned tomato (diced)s
- 3 Chicken stock cubes
- 1 Bay leaf
- ½ cup Pastas
- 1 medium Zucchini (roughly chopped)
- 1 medium Squash (roughly chopped)
- 1 teaspoon Basil (dried)
- ½ teaspoon Oregano (dried)s
- Black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Fry the carrots, celery, onion and garlic for around 5 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
- Rinse the lentils. Put the water, tomatoes, chicken stock cubes and bay leaf in a large pan on medium heat. Add the vegetable mixture and lentils, and simmer for around 7 minutes. Add the pasta and cook for 3 minutes. Add the zucchini and squash and cook until just tender (around 5 minutes). Add the oregano, basil and pepper.
- Remove the soup from the heat and rest for 30 minutes with the cover on before serving.