Chicken broth (free-from)
Category:
Starter
Free from:
gluten, milk/lactose, nuts, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, sesame, sulphites, mustard, egg, lupin
Contains:
meat, soya, celery, check lentils as some state that they may contain nuts, sesame or gluten
Alternatives:
Use alternative seasonal vegetables. It still tastes great
Preparation time:
25 minutes
Cooking time:
50-60 minutes
Serves:
6
Ingredients
1 tbsp dairy-free spread (e.g. Vitalite)
1 onion
200g red lentils (rinsed) - check for gluten, sesame and nuts
5 small slices of celery
2 cloves of garlic (peeled and crushed)
2 carrots (peeled and sliced)
1/4 of a white cabbage (roughly chopped)
2.5 litres of homemade chicken stock and leftover meat
2 sprigs of rosemary (leaves only)
2 sprigs of thyme (leaves only)
4 large leaves of sage (chopped)
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
1. Wash and prepare all of the vegetables
2. Melt the dairy-free spread on a low-medium heat
3. Fry the garlic and onion initially until softened slightly
4. Add the rest of the veg. Stir well
5. Cover the pan and allow vegetables to sweat and soften for 5 minutes. Whilst you are waiting prepare the herbs
6. Add the herbs and season to taste. Stir well. Cover again for a further 5 minutes
7. Add the stock. Stir. Cover. Bring to the boil
8. Add the lentils. Cover. Bring back to the boil. Stir
9. Simmer for 30 minutes (so the soup is just bubbling slightly). Stir occasionally
10. Blend the soup if you wish (it tastes great only partially blended). Serve
This soup is also great to freeze. You may need to add more water to thin out a little.
Serving suggestion: You could also add some fresh chilli to make it spicy. Serve it with some lovely gluten-free bread (like Newburn Bakehouse's White Sourdough Artisan Cob).
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