Tinned Tomato, Red Onion & Red Lentil soup (with ham stock & bits or vegetarian alternative)
Tinned Tomato, Red Onion & Red Lentil soup (with ham stock & bits or vegetarian alternative)

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Dump the can of tomatoes (juice and all) into the blender, or food processor or anything that has a pulse/chop function on it. Add cilantro, a roughly chopped onion, jalapeno, garlic, salt, cumin, and fresh lime juice. Press the pulse/chop button once and then use a spatula to push down the ingredients. When the tomatoes begin to bubble, lower the heat to a slow but steady simmer.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have tinned tomato, red onion & red lentil soup (with ham stock & bits or vegetarian alternative) using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tinned Tomato, Red Onion & Red Lentil soup (with ham stock & bits or vegetarian alternative):
  1. Get 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  2. Take 2 red onions, chopped
  3. Prepare 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  4. Take 2 carrots, diced small
  5. Take 2 x 400 g tins chopped tomatoes
  6. Take 1 tsp sugar
  7. Take 1 handful red lentils
  8. Take 1 1/4 l ham stock (use vegetable stock if preferred)
  9. Make ready 1 tsp dried thyme
  10. Make ready 1 tsp dried oregano
  11. Make ready A few diced bits of baked ham
  12. Make ready Salt
  13. Take Ground black pepper
  14. Take Crème fraîche (optional)

Put the onion in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Drain the liquid from the tin of tomatoes (keep for adding to pasta sauces or Bolognese) and add the tomatoes to the food processor along with the lime juice, olive oil, crushed chillies and seasoning. A simple red onion and potato bake flavoured with thyme and seasoned with black pepper. The finishing touch is pickled red onion slices.

Instructions to make Tinned Tomato, Red Onion & Red Lentil soup (with ham stock & bits or vegetarian alternative):
  1. Heat the oil in a stock pot or large saucepan and gently fry the onions for 3 minutes. Stir only if needed to avoid sticking.
  2. Add the garlic and continue frying for a further 2 minutes or until the onions are softened but not burnt. Stir very occasionally.
  3. Stir in the carrots, tomatoes and sugar, then the lentils and then the stock. Bring to the boil, stirring frequently but not too vigorously.
  4. Reduce to a fast simmer, cover and after 10 minutes stir thoroughly and add the herbs and diced ham. Simmer for a further 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste but be sparing with the salt in view of the ham stock.
  5. Whizz to your desired consistency or, as we do, leave it with the “bits” whole and the soup unthickened and serve piping hot with a dollop of crème fraîche per bowl (optional) and granary bread or a crusty roll.

A simple red onion and potato bake flavoured with thyme and seasoned with black pepper. The finishing touch is pickled red onion slices. Chop bell pepper, onion, and tomatoes into a medium size bowl. A lot of recipes rely on canned tomatoes for flavor, acidity, richness, liquid, and so much more. Canned tomatoes are definitely a pantry staple we can't live without, especially when it's the middle of winter and there aren't any good fresh tomatoes to be found.

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