Name: Creamy lentil & spinach soup with bacon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for frying -; 2 onions , finely chopped -; 2 carrots , finely chopped -; 2 celery sticks, finely chopped -; 140g green lentil -; 1 ½l weak vegetable stock -; 200g bag baby spinach -; 4 tbsp double cream , plus a drizzle to serve -; 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon -

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10 min.

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Ingredients for - Creamy lentil & spinach soup with bacon

1. 2 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for frying -

2. 2 onions , finely chopped -

3. 2 carrots , finely chopped -

4. 2 celery sticks, finely chopped -

5. 140g green lentil -

6. 1 ½l weak vegetable stock -

7. 200g bag baby spinach -

8. 4 tbsp double cream , plus a drizzle to serve -

9. 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon -

How to cook deliciously - Creamy lentil & spinach soup with bacon

1. Stage

Put the oil, onions, carrots and celery in a large saucepan, and cook for about 10 mins to soften.

2. Stage

Stir in the lentils and pour in the stock. Bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 30-35 mins or until the lentils are soft, topping up with water if the mixture begins to dry out. Pop in the spinach and cook for a few mins more, until wilted. Blitz the soup until smooth, then stir through the cream and season. Keep the soup warm over a low heat.

3. Stage

Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan over a medium heat. Add the bacon and fry until crisp and golden. Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle with a little cream and crumble over the crispy bacon.