unseasonal soup

It has rained here (near Bristol, UK) since Sunday, and the forecast says rain as far ahead as I can see (which is next Sunday). And so last night, I made some soup for our lunches. It seems ridiculous, given that it’s almost June, but we were actually sitting watching television last night with a rug over our knees - I utterly refuse to turn the heating on in the last week of May!

So - in the food processor, finely chop some tired carrots, a weary courgette, and most of a big onion (the rest went to something else). Sweat these over a low heat in some olive oil until they’ve softened a bit.

Add a carton of creamed tomatoes, a mug full of red lentils, and enough water till it seems about right - about 1 litre in our case, but there were a lot of carrots. Add salt and pepper, and some fennel seeds for good luck, bring to the boil, and simmer for about 90 minutes with a lid.

I’m just about to go eat mine now. Apologies for the lack of photo, either the camera is buggered or the operator is - I know where my money is …

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