Creamy Red Lentil Soup | Community Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 1 leek (cut into thin rings)
• 3 shallots (peeled & finely chopped)
• 4 cloves garlic (peeled and finely chopped)
• olive oil (for frying)
• 100 grams red lentils
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 litre chicken stock
• 1 can tomato
• 200 millilitres cream
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of freshly ground pepper
• 12 cabanossi (fingers)
• 4 sprigs thyme (chopped)
• 2 red chilli powder (sliced into thin rings)
• 4 tablespoons creme fraiche