Indian Spiced Red Lentil & Vegetable Soup – Christine Bailey

Ingredients

• 1tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove crushed
• 1 red onion, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 celery stalk finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp curry powder
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 600ml vegetable stock
• 100g red lentils
• 2tbsp tomato puree
• Handful of spinach leaves
• 1tbsp coriander and mint leaves chopped