Recipe: Delicious Squash and red lentil soup - vegan

Squash and red lentil soup - vegan.

You can have Squash and red lentil soup - vegan using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Squash and red lentil soup - vegan

1. Prepare 250 g of (about 1 cup filled to the top) butternut squash, peeled and cut into 2-3cm pieces.
2. You need 1 tbsp of olive oil to roast the squash in.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of olive oil to sauté the onion with.
4. You need 1 of onion, peeled and finely chopped.
5. It's 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed.
6. It's 1 tsp of ground cumin.
7. It's 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
8. It's 1/2 cup of red lentils, rinsed and drained.
9. You need 1 tbsp of fresh lemon juice.
10. You need of salt and pepper.
11. You need of to sprinkle on top.
12. Prepare of Za’atar.
13. Prepare of Some ground cayenne or chilli flakes.
14. Prepare of Some parsley leaves if you have some.

Squash and red lentil soup - vegan step by step

1. Preheat oven to 200C. Put the squash in a bowl and mix with the oil. Put onto a lined baking tray and roast for about 25mins - til the squash is tender..
2. Heat the oil in a pan (with a lid for later) on a medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 10-15mins til soft..
3. Add the garlic and sauté for another couple of mins. Add the cumin and the cinnamon..
4. Add the lentils and 500ml of the stock. Cover and simmer for 10mins..
5. Add the squash, lemon juice and the rest of the stock. Season. Cover and simmer for another 10mins..
6. This is one soup that does work better blended. So either put it in a blender or use a hand blender to make the soup smooth..
7. Serve with a generous sprinkle of za’atar and the cayenne or chilli. Enjoy 😋.