Lentil & Bacon Soup Recipe - Allotment Garden Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 500 grams of carrots, chopped
• 500 grams of tomatoes, skinned and chopped – or can of tinned chopped tomatoes
• 500 grams red lentils
• 250 grams of smoked streaky bacon, chopped
• 50ml tomato puree
• 30ml curry powder – I used a mild Madras
• 1 desert spoon of ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon of salt.
• 2 litres of vegetable stock (I used stock cubes, chicken or pork would do as well)
• Good slug of olive oil or vegetable oil