Hot Soup

Name: Hot Soup
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 25 g butter; 200 g Chopped shallots; 2 Large Crushed garlic cloves; 140 g Concentrated tomato paste; 1 litre Vegetable bouillon; 150 g red lentils; 800 g chopped tomatoes; 100 ml sweet chilli sauce; 1¼ tsp coarse salt; 4 slices toast; 25 g butter; ¼ tsp coarse salt; 300 g greek yogurt

A lovely, warm and spicy soup, served with crispy garlic croutons.

Ingredients

Butter	25 g
Chopped shallots	200 g
Large Crushed garlic cloves	2
Concentrated tomato paste	140 g
Vegetable bouillon	1 litre
Red lentils	150 g
Chopped tomatoes	800 g
Sweet chilli sauce	100 ml
Coarse salt	1¼ tsp
Toast	4 slices
Butter	25 g
Coarse salt	¼ tsp
Greek yogurt	300 g

Instructions

Step 1

Allow the butter to melt in a thick-bottomed pan on high heat, but without burning.

Step 2

Sear onions and garlic for ½ minute. Add the tomato paste and cook the sauce for ½ minute more.

Step 3

Add broth, lentils, tomatoes, chilli sauce and salt. Boil the soup covered, on a low heat for 15 minutes or until the lentils are tender.

Step 4

Cut the toast into cubes of 1½ x 1½ cm. Put the butter in a small baking pan and place it in the oven briefly until the butter is melted.

Step 5

Cook for 10 mins, at 225 ° in a traditional oven. Turn the bread, garlic and salt into the melted butter and shake the bread in the middle of the oven - toss around occasionally.