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Vegetable lentil soup

Dairy free DF
Egg free EF
Nut free NF
Vegetarian V
Vegan VG

Ingredients

Serves 110 people
  • Olive oil – 200ml
  • Brown onion finely chopped – 500g
  • Celery finely chopped – 1 whole bunch
  • Carrots finely chopped – 1kg
  • Zucchini finely chopped – 1kg
  • Diced tomatoes canned – 2.5kg
  • Green lentils dried – 2kg
  • Vegan chicken stock powder reduced salt – 8 tbs
  • Bay leaves – 6
  • Water boiling – 8L
  • Orzo pasta – 500g
  • Bread sticks – 4

Recipe reproduced with permission from the Long Day Care Recipe Competition – entry by Coburg Children’s Centre, 2022


Method
  1. In a large pot, heat oil.
  2. Add onions and sauté until golden, approximately 5 minutes.
  3. Add celery, carrots and zucchini and sauté for 10 minutes.
  4. Add diced tomatoes, lentils, stock powder, bay leaves and boiling water.
  5. Simmer for 45 minutes.
  6. Add pasta and continue to simmer until pasta is cooked, approx. 10 minutes.
  7. Serve soup with sliced bread stick.
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