Lentil and chorizo soup
Ingredients
- 150 g green lentils — dried, soaked overnight, and drained
- 250 g chorizo
- 1 carrot
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2 celery stalks
- 1 onion
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 garlic clove
- 12 slices of pancetta
- 4 slices of bread — each slice cut into 3 strips
- 2 tablespoons of vegetable paste concentrate
- 1/2 teaspoon of sweet paprika
- 30 ml olive oil
- 1 bay leave
- 600 ml water
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
Instructions
Place the onion, garlic, red bell pepper, and paprika into the mixing bowl, then chop for 3 sec./speed 7. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with the spatula.
Add the olive oil and, with the simmering basket in place of the measuring cup, sauté for 5 min./120°C/speed 1.
Add the carrots and celery, then chop for 4 sec./speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with the spatula.
Add the sweet potato, lentils, bay leaf, water, vegetable paste concentrate, and chorizo sausage, then cook for 30 min./100°C/reverse/spoon speed with the simmering basket in place of the measuring cup.
Wrap a slice of pancetta around each bread strip and place them on the prepared tray. Bake for 5–10 minutes (180°C) or until crispy. Serve the hot soup with pancetta croutons.
Croutons with pancetta
Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.