Gut health Vegan Green freezer smoothie packs (5 days)
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Caramelised onion & green lentil soup
French onion depth in a lentil soup that stands as dinner, with a Gruyere toast on the side.
Ingredients
Servings 4
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Method
- Step 1
Cook the onions low in the oil with sugar and salt, 40 minutes to deep amber.
- Step 2
Add garlic and thyme, then lentils and stock; simmer 25 minutes.
- Step 3
Season with balsamic.
- Step 4
Grill the Gruyere toasts; serve astride the bowls.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 430 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18g |
| Carbohydrates | 56g |
| – of which sugars | 14g |
| Fibre | 9g |
| Fat | 15g |
| – of which saturates | 5g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.2g |
| Calcium | 260mg |
| Iron | 4.4mg |
| Salt | 1.1g |
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