Recipe - Hearty Kasha Vegetable Soup

1 Onion; chopped
2 tablespoon Sunflower oil
2 Carrots; chopped
2 md Potatoes; chopped
2 Sticks celery; minced
4 ounce Broccoli; broken into small
; florets
4 ounce Red lentils
2 teaspoon Miso
1 pt Vegetable stock
1 14 ounces ti chopped
tomatoes
1 teaspoon Thyme
Salt and pepper

1. Fry the onion in the oil until just soft. Next add the vegetables and
mix well. Cook over a low heat for 10 minutes.

2. Add the lentils and cook for 23 minutes.

3. Dissolve the miso in the vegetable stock. Pour this over the vegetables
and add the tomatoes and thyme. Bring to the boil, then simmer, covered,
for 11 One half hours. Season to taste and serve piping hot.

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NOTES : Lentils make an excellent base for a nourishing soup. Make a meal
of this with plenty of wholemeal bread, or serve in smaller portions as a
first course. Vary the vegetables according to what is available, but do
include some root vegetables which give the mixture a robust quality.

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.