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Ingredients
Soup
- 1 onion, halved
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut in pieces
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 30 g olive oil
- 1 carrot, cut in pieces
- 2 celery stalks, cut in pieces
- 100 g pumpkin, cut in cubes (2-3 cm)
- 150 g French green lentils, soaked overnight and drained
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 600 g water
- 2 Tbsp vegetable stock paste (see Tips)
- 250 g chorizo, sliced (1 cm)
Pancetta Croutons
- 4 slices bread (example sourdough), each slice cut into 3 strips
- 12 slices pancetta
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1384 kJ / 329 kcal
- Protein
- 21 g
- Carbohydrates
- 22 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 6.9 g
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