Chorizo and red lentil soup

Name: Chorizo and red lentil soup
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: leeks 2, finely chopped; chorizo 100g, skinned and roughly chopped; olive oil 1 tbsp; butter 1 tbsp; chopped tomatoes 2 × 400g tins; vegetable stock 1.5 litres; red lentils 300g; smoked paprika 1 generous tsp

45 minutes
serves 8
Easy

This simple soup is really easy to make and packs loads of punchy flavour from smoky chorizo and paprika. The red lentils make it a hearty but healthy afterwork recipe.

December 19, 2014 at 2:30 pm

Ingredients

leeks 2, finely chopped
chorizo 100g, skinned and roughly chopped
olive oil 1 tbsp
butter 1 tbsp
chopped tomatoes 2 × 400g tins
vegetable stock 1.5 litres
red lentils 300g
smoked paprika 1 generous tsp

Method

Step 1

Fry the leeks and chorizo in the oil and butter until the leeks are softened and the chorizo has released some of its oil.
Step 2

Add the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil.
Step 3

Simmer for 30 minutes.
Step 4

Remove some of the pieces of chorizo, liquidise the soup, then add the reserved chorizo to the soup before serving, for added texture.
Step 5

Season and serve with crusty bread.