Easy Bacon & Lentil Soup

Bacon & Lentil Soup (Thermomix Recipe)

Easy weeknight dinner, or yummy winter warmer!

Ingredients

1 brown onion
a tablespoon of olive oil
3-4 rashers of bacon, sliced
1-2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup of brown/green lentils
1 tablespoon of TM concentrated veggie stock
water

Steps

1) Roughly chop onion into quarters. Place into TM bowl and chop at speed 5 for 4 seconds.

2) Add olive oil, saute onions at Varoma temperature, reverse speed 1 for 3 minutes

3) Add sliced bacon, saute at Varoma temperature, reverse speed 1 for 4-5 minutes

4) Add frozen vegetables, saute at Varoma temperature, reverse speed 1 for 5 minutes

5) Add TM veggie stock concentrate and water till max water level is reached. Boil soup at Varoma temperature, reverse speed 1 for 20-30 minutes*.

* Check if lentils are soft enough to individual liking. Cook for 10-20 more minutes and add more water if required.
Note: if lentils are pre-soaked, cooking time can be reduced to 15-20 minutes.

Nuoc Cham Recipe (Vietnamese dipping sauce)

Nuoc Cham Recipe (Vietnamese dipping sauce or salad dressing)

Ingredients
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup warm water
3 tablespoon lime juice (or lemon juice)
1/4 fish sauce
1-2 bird's eye chillies (cut into fine rings)
1 clove garlic (finely minced)

Steps
Simply add all ingredients together. Stir till sugar is dissolved. Now you've got yourself an easy, tasty dipping sauce or salad dressing.

Personally i love it added to sliced poached chicken - coleslaw mix. Makes for an easy healthy lunch! Or as a tasty dip for spring rolls.