Lentil soup with smoked paprika and lemon

Ingredients

• 300 g red lentils
• 1 yellow onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 carrots
• 1 tin crushed tomatoes
• 1 litre vegetable stock
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp cumin
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Olive oil
• Salt

Method

1. 1Sauté onion, garlic, and carrots in olive oil. Add spices and stir 1 min. Pour in lentils, tomatoes, and stock. Simmer 20 min until lentils have broken down. Squeeze in lemon. Blend half the soup and return. Serve with a drizzle of olive oil.