Tomato & Vegetable Soup - Scottish Slimmers

Ingredients

• 4 carrots
• 2 leeks
• 2 parsnips
• 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
• 1 red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 75g split red lentils
• 1 onion
• 2 tsp mixed herbs
• 2 vegetable stock cubes
• 500ml hot water
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder (optional)