Detox Red Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed with Zyliss garlic press
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• 1/3 red chilli pepper, finely chopped
• 1 thumb ginger, finely chopped
• 3 celery sticks, roughly chopped
• 300g carrots, roughly chopped
• 100g (1/2 cup) red lentils
• 700ml vegetable stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/3tsp smoked salt (or normal salt)
• Freshly ground pepper to taste
• A bunch of fresh coriander, finely chopped
• Optional: toasted almond flakes and dairy free yoghurt for serving

 

Method

Heat up 2 tbsp of olive oil a big saucepan and fry the onions over medium heat for 3-5 minutes until just softened. Add crushed garlic along with turmeric, paprika, chilli, ginger, celery and carrots and cook for a further 5-7 minutes to allow the flavours to mingle.