Spicy tomato and lentil soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed chilli 
• 2 x 400g crushed tomato
• 1 cup dried red lentils
• 1.5L vegetable stock

Method

1. Finely chop onion and crush the garlic.
2. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
3. Add onion, garlic, cumin and chilli. Gently fry until onion softens.
4. Add in the crushed tomatoes and lentils.
5. Bring the soup to a boil and turn down to simmer.
6. Allow soup to simmer for 20-25 minutes, until lentils soften and soup thickens.

Serve with a dollop of natural yogurt and crusty bread