Green Goodness Soup

What's great about it

Nutritious, delicious and power-packed with goodness! Here is a yummy green goodness soup from my cookbook Earth To Table that I love to make when I need healthy comfort food to feed and nurture my body. The Pesto is made with generous amounts of parsley and basil to nourish a healthy immune system.

Ingredients

Serves 2

SOUP

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 leeks, sliced

6 sprigs thyme

4 bay leaves

½ cup French green lentils

1 bunch Tuscan kale, washed and finely sliced

100g baby spinach leaves

4 cups water

Generous pinch of sea salt and pepper

GODDESS PESTO

1 bunch basil, washed and roughly chopped

1 bunch parsley, washed and roughly chopped

1 clove garlic, smashed

60ml cold pressed olive oil

1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds

Juice from ½ lemon

Sea salt and pepper to taste

Method

GODDESS PESTO

ADD basil, parsley, garlic, olive oil, pumpkin seeds, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and pepper into a high performance blender.
BLEND until desired consistency.
TASTE pesto and add extra lemon juice if needed.
STORE in a glass jar and use as needed.

SOUP

SAUTE leek, bay leaves and thyme in the olive oil until softened.
ADD the lentils and 4 cups of water then bring to the boil.
REDUCE the heat and add the kale.
SIMMER for 25 – 30 minutes or until the lentils are tender.
ADD baby spinach and through until wilted.
BEFORE serving, mix through 2 – 3 tablespoons of Goodness Pesto in to the soup.
TASTE and adjust the seasoning to your requirements.
SERVE and enjoy.