Spiced Lentil Tomato and Chorizo Soup | Lunch Lady Lou

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 brown onions
• Salt
• 4 rashers bacon / 2 sticks chorizo (optional – you could use 1/2 diced sweet potato + 1 tbsp miso paste instead of meat)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp cumin (ground)
• 1 bay leaf
• A few sprigs thyme/rosemary
• 1 lemon
• 2 carrots
• 1/2 cup (scant) dried lentils
• 1 tin tomatoes
• 1L water
• Pepper
• Optional extra’s: 1-2 tbsp tamari
• Coconut yoghurt/yoghurt
• Chilli flakes