SPICY BEAN AND RED PEPPER SOUP

This soup offers all the vegetable goodness without a salty stock.

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SERVES 2

Ingredients

1 tbsp rapeseed oil

1 onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

½ tsp each of ground cumin, chilli powder, and paprika

1 red pepper, chopped

400g (14oz) can chopped tomatoes

400ml (14fl oz) home-made vegetable stock

400g (14oz) can mixed beans in water, rinsed and drained

freshly ground black pepper

chopped coriander, to garnish

4 wholegrain rolls, to serve

1 Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat. Fry the onion gently until softened. Add the garlic and spices, cook for 1 minute, then add the pepper and cook for 5 minutes.

2 Add the remaining ingredients, season with black pepper, bring to the boil, then simmer for about 30 minutes until the veg are soft.

3 Divide between two bowls and top with the coriander and a grind of black pepper. Serve with the rolls.

NUTRITION PER SERVING Calories 497 Total fat 12.1g Saturated fat 1.7g Carbohydrates 77.8g Dietary fibre 16.5g Sugars 19.1g Protein 24.4g Salt 1.3g