Vegie lentil soup - Saints Foodland

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 potato, diced
• 1 parsnip, peeled and diced
• 1 stick celery, diced
• 125g red lentils
• 6 cups chicken stock or water
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 or 3 sprigs parsley, chopped