# Rustic Winter Vegetable Soup

A rustic, quick, and easy winter vegetable soup made with lentils, vegetables, and stock. Perfect for warming up when feeling under the weather.

- Cuisine: British
- Category: Soup
- Difficulty: easy
- Diet: vegetarian
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 large potato
- 2 large parsnip
- 3 carrot
- 2 onion
- 0.5 whole turnip
- 1 leek
- 200 g red lentil
- 200 g white long grain rice
- 1 handful fresh parsley
- 3 litre vegetable stock
- olive oil
- salt (optional)
- pepper (optional)
- garlic salt (optional)
- cream (optional)

## Instructions

1. Peel and chop the potatoes, parsnips, carrots, onions, turnip, and leek into small, evenly sized pieces.
2. Split the leek down the middle and wash thoroughly to remove any soil or grit.
3. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium to high heat.
4. Add the prepared vegetables to the pot with salt, pepper, and optional garlic salt, and sauté with the lid on for 10 minutes to soften.
5. Stir in the lentils.
6. Pour in enough stock to cover the vegetables, put the lid on, and simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Top up with water as desired, then add the rice and parsley, simmering for about 30 minutes in total.
8. Give the soup a stir and let it set for 15 minutes before serving.

## Equipment

- pot

## Tips

- Use a good strong vegetable stock since the soup relies on it for flavor; double the amount of cubes suggested on the packaging if using cubes.
- Ham or chicken stock can be used for more flavor instead of vegetable stock.
- You can use orzo or small pasta instead of white rice.
- If you plan to blend the soup, do so before adding the rice and parsley to avoid turning them into mush.
- The amount of lentils and potatoes determines the thickness of the soup; add more to make it thicker.
- The creator suggests serving with cream or extra parsley for garnish, or alongside filled rolls or bagels.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/683NEZojfbg?si=KezmYw0xiz9BSvaR
- Creator: What's For Tea?
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/50f4f681-0548-49fb-a4ee-e4cec1c3bdf5
- Extracted: 2026-10-04

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