impulse soup

The weather was unseasonal and rainy, and forecast to be like that for the week. Neither P nor I are feeling particularly well, either, and so we decreed Soup.

There wasn’t much in – we’ve cancelled the box from Box Bush Farm, as we weren’t happy with the service. The last box we had contained spinach, lettuce, a limp cabbage and some chard, and two bunches of carrots – not very varied, we thought. There were a few apples and bananas too, but we have been disappointed. So we are currently veg boxless until I decide whether to give Abel and Cole a try.  Anyway, I digress.

We had lots of carrots.  Lots.  But not much else.  So I sliced them very thin with the fancy addon for the Kitchenaid mixer, and hurled an onion in there too, and sweated them down in some oil.  Rummaging in the fridge brought forth a jug of stock from the Moroccan rack of lamb I did last week, so that went in.  And a carton of creamed tomatoes, and a mugful or so of lentils.  Left it to cook for about 90 minutes.

Lovely – the stock gave it a lovely spicy flavour.  And it will do us for the week.