Hi guys, last week I promised you another soup this week so we could all happily transition into autumn blissfully with our cosy evenings sorted. This week, the weather has screwed me over once again. It’s 20 degrees outside and I’m wearing culottes and a crop rather than cigarette pants and jumpers. I really enjoyed the three days or so last week when the weather allowed me to wear knitwear. Anyway, today I’m sharing with you the most autumnal soup recipe, lentil vegetable soup.
This recipe is perfect for cosy autumn evenings, you need one pan, not a lot of prep. It’s got lots of vegetables in there to help keep your vitamin intake high and fight off any colds incoming colds and has a little protein punch in there too thanks to the lentils. The seasoning is fairly subtle, although warming. I mean, it really is perfect for the weather we’re supposed to have in England this time of year.
I know a lot of you will love summer and hate me for saying this, but we’ve already had a long, hotter than usual summer. It’s about time those of us who flourish in the colder months get our chance to shine. I’m sorry if you’re enjoying this weather.
You can serve this soup chunky or smooth. In the instructions, I’ll be saying to roughly chop your vegetables, but you may want to chop them slightly smaller if you’re leaving it chunky.
This recipe is vegan, gluten free, soy free, nut free and dairy free.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
- Fry spray
- 1 red onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 large carrots, roughly chopped
- 3 celery sticks, roughly chopped
- 1 red pepper, roughly chopped
- 2tbsp tomato paste
- 100g red lentils
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- 1tbsp smoked paprika
- Black pepper to taste
- Chilli flakes (optional)
Method
- Add a large saucepan to a low-medium heat and allow to warm up. Spray the bottom of the pan with fry spray then add the onion and garlic. Leave to cook for 5 minutes or so, until the onion is tender, stir occasionally.
- If necessary, add a small amount of stock to the pan, just to cover the bottom. Then add the remaining vegetables, paprika and black pepper. Cook for approximately 3 minutes until everything is combined and fragrant, stirring frequently.
- Now add the tomato paste and lentils, cook for another minute, stirring continuously.
- Reduce the pan to a low heat, add the remaining vegetable stock and cover. Leave to simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until lentils are fully cooked. Check every 10 minutes to make sure you don’t need to add any more liquids.
- When lentils are cooked, taste and add chilli flakes now if necessary.
- If you prefer your soup chunky, now is the time to serve. If you prefer it smooth, now is the time to blend. If you like your soup totally smooth, add to a blender until all chunks are gone. Personally, I like mine smoother but not 100% smooth. For this, I use a hand blender to work in smaller sections and leave a few chunks behind.
Serve and enjoy!
Are you ready for soup season or are you enjoying the early autumn sun? Let’s all be a very British cliché and have a chat about the weather.
Until next time,
Sophie
For my last soup recipe, click here.
This is a wonderful recipe for autumn! It looks amazing!
Love, Amie ❤
The Curvaceous Vegan
God this looks DELICIOUS! Wish I had the ingredients in to make it tonight! Pinning it for later. Perfect for the colder weather! Yum xx
Kate |
I don’t think I ever had lentil soup! Like ever! But I love soup and I am always looking for new recipes! I need to try this one!
That looks so delicious, I love a good vegetable soup for autumn even though it’s pretty warm today. I would have never thought to put lentils in a vegetable soup but it looks really good!
This is the perfect cosy Autumn evening dish Sophie! I like chunky veg soups so it’s good you have the option here to choose the consistency. It looks delicious and sounds super healthy too, ideal for this time of year when we need that extra immunity boost. Great post, thank you for sharing the recipe! <3 xx
Bexa | http://www.hellobexa.com
This soup looks delicious! It also looks nice and easy to prepare. I like the sound of the smoked paprika and chilli flakes as they are very warming flavours. I’m definitely ready for soup season to start haha.
Eve x https://evemorganinteriors.com/
Yes, let’s chat about the weather because I LOVE the summer! Seriously, this soup looks lovely, delicious and warming. I’d have to blend it though so Flora couldn’t see all the individual ingredients, haha, she’s such a fuss budgie 🙂 xx
Lisa | http://www.lisasnotebook.com
Oooh this looks absolutely delicious. I’m a big fan of soup, particularly when it’s cold out – there’s nothing better than warming up with a hot bowl of it! I’d probably have this smooth or leave out the celery though, I hate the stuff haha. Looks so tasty though!
Beth x Adventure & Anxiety
I have to admit I’m totally enjoying this weather, but I get your frustration about it not tying in with your posts, I’ve had that before and its so annoying! This soup looks amazing for those colder evenings and I’m definitely adding it to my to make list!
Soph – https://sophhearts.com x
This looks absolutely delicious and is going in my recipe book!
Your photos make this look honestly so yummy haha, and I bet this is really delicious, I love a good veggie soup honestly anytime of the year! Especially fall and winter time too. Thanks for sharing!
Love it
while i don’t live in england, I am also very much over this heat! it’s been hot and humid for what seems like the last 50 years (in reality it’s only been probably 3 months) this soup looks so yummy! perfect for this time of year! xx
mich / simplymich.com
This one sounds yummy I’ll try the smoother version. Thanks for this perfect recipe for autumn evenings
Thanks,
Anjali
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Ooooh this looks lovely, I love soups for autumn and winter and homemade soups are just amazing, I’m definitely coming back to this recipe!.
Charlie |
Oooh I’m coming down with a bit of a cold at the moment so this is just the recipe I need! The chilli flakes would definitely be a good addition to fight off the blocked nose, might give it a go in the next few days.
Megan //
Lentil and vegetable soup have to be one of my all time favourites! This recipe sounds perfect for autumn, I will have to make this recipe!
Melissa | Moonlight Mel
Chunky soups are the bessssst! I’ve actually never tried lentils before, so I need to make this x
I love making soup at this time of year! It’s so comforting and an easy way to help my little girl get some of her 5 a day. She’s so fussy. We have to be really sneaky when it comes to vegetables!
Roxie | thebeautifulbluebird.com
This looks like a sit by the fire in the cold kinda soup!
The sounds like the perfect Autumn comfort food!
I’m not that much of a lover for soup but oh my, this sounds amazing! Your recipe seems super easy to follow and I feel someone like myself would be able to follow. I’m loving this change of season and how your changing your recipes to match.
Gemma | https://anoceanglimmer.wordpress.com
Looks yummy!
And easy!
Looking forward to trying it!
Oh man, the seasons seriously shifted on your end! Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for the weather to cool down big time. I love the sound of the lentil vegetable soup! I know I’d enjoy it when the weather is cooler. Pretty neat that it’s so easy to prepare the dish as well – big fan of anything taking under 10 minutes to prepare. Cooking, I’m not too worried about, hehe. Thanks for sharing this delicious and heart-loving recipe!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
This looks absolutely amazing and I’m amazed that’s it’s vegan and soy free! As someone who can’t have dairy anyway this is something I’m going to have to try and make as I love soup! X
Kayleigh Zara
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YUM! This looks delicious. I love veggie stews in the fall and winter. They’re easy to make and super satisfying!
I’ve bookmarked this page for future reference! The soup looks amazing, I’ve been wanting to try make more variations of soup recipes!
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I need a lot of veg to boost my immune system, especially because of the colder weather and being back at uni. I know my mum would love all of your soup recipes, I need to show them her! You’re right this doesn’t sound too complicated to make. Now about the weather, it is really frustrating me because I will wear lots of clothes and it will end up being warm and then less clothes when it’s freezing, I wish it would make its mind up! xx
This looks delicious and definitely looks like something I could make for work during the week. Thanks for sharing x
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