Red Lentil Soup

Prepare the ingredients. Prepare the ingredients; today's dish will be made from these ingredients 🍲✨

Cut the bacon. Cut the bacon into small cubes

Cut the vegetables. Clean and cut the celery and carrot into small cubes

Cut the onion and garlic. Peel and dice the onion and garlic

Cut the roll. Cut the roll into smaller cubes

Fry the bacon. Fry the bacon in a pot over medium heat for about 3 minutes until golden, then set it aside

Fry the vegetables. In the same pot, fry the onion, carrot, and celery over medium heat for about 3 minutes, until they start to soften

Add the spices and passata. Add cumin, curry, and tomato passata, stir, and briefly heat over medium heat for about 1 minute

Add the lentils and cook. Add the lentils, cover with water, and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes, until tender

Toast the croutons. Toast the roll cubes in a pan with a little oil over medium heat for about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown

Blend the soup. Blend the soup until smooth

Serve. Serve with croutons, fried bacon, and optionally garnish with parsley 🍽️✨