Bacon and Lentil Soup
SERVES 4 | PREP 15 | COOK 25
Ingredients
- Pack Naked Back Bacon or Lardons
- 1 celery stick, diced
- 1 large brown onion, diced
- 3 large carrots, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper
- Small pack lentils
- 1 litre of ham stock
- Tin chopped tomatoes
- Handful frozen peas
- Glug olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Method
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To make this nourishing and filling bacon and lentil soup recipe, firstly, sauté the following in an oiled pan for 2 mins – celery stick, onion, red pepper, Naked Bacon.
Next stir in tomato puree, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. Then add carrots, lentils, stock and tinned tomatoes, and simmer until lentils are cooked. Finally. add a large handful of frozen peas.
Season with salt and pepper.
Once heated through, serve the bacon and lentil soup with a garnish of basil leaves, large croutons (chunks of bread drizzled in olive oil and baked in the oven) and finish with ribbons of crispy Naked Bacon!
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For meatfree option:
Use Naked Without the Oink Bacon which is suitable for vegan/vegetarian.