I’ve had this recipe saved in my scrapbook for a very long time, I can’t remember where I got it from but it was online. I love the fact that it is super easy to make and it is perfect if you are following Extra Easy SP.<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Serves: <strong>4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Syns: <strong>FREE<\/strong>\u00a0if using milk as part of your healthy extra A choice<\/p>\n<p>Time Taken: less than <strong>30 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Difficulty: <strong>Easy<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_755\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170418_133240_220.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-755\" data-attachment-id=\"755\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/carrot-lentil-soup\/img_20170418_133240_220\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170418_133240_220.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3051,3050\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Carrot and Lentil Soup\" data-image-description=\"<p>Carrot and Lentil Soup<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Carrot and Lentil Soup<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170418_133240_220-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170418_133240_220-1024x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-755\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170418_133240_220-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Carrot and Lentil Soup\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170418_133240_220-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170418_133240_220-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170418_133240_220-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170418_133240_220-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170418_133240_220-816x816.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carrot and Lentil Soup<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>600g carrots, coarsely grated<\/li>\n<li>140g red lentils<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp cumin seeds<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp red chilli flakes<\/li>\n<li>1lt vegetable stock<\/li>\n<li>125ml milk\n<ul id=\"attachment_755\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px;\"><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Method<\/h4>\n<p>Heat a large saucepan and dry-fry the cumin seeds and chilli flakes for 1 min, or until they start to jump around the pan and release their aromas.\u00a0Add the carrot, lentils, stock and milk to the pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes until the lentils have swollen and softened.<\/p>\n<p>Whizz the soup with a blender or in a food processor until smooth (or leave it chunky if you prefer). Season to taste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I’ve had this recipe saved in my scrapbook for a very long time, I can’t remember where I got it from but it was online. I love the fact that it is super easy to make and it is perfect if you are following Extra Easy SP. Serves: 4 Syns: FREE\u00a0if using milk as part […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[308,189,310,24,309,28,14,58,25,83],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p89etY-cc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":896,"url":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/lentil-chicken-soup\/","url_meta":{"origin":756,"position":0},"title":"Lentil & Chicken Soup","author":"Rahema","date":"June 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"In one of my groups yesterday one of my lovely members mentioned chicken soup as one of\u00a0her family's favourite meal this week. 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