Lentil soup recipes

A delicious, spicy blend packed full of iron and low in fat to boot. It's ready in under half an hour, or can be made in a slow cooker

Come home to a warming bowlful of this filling, low-fat soup

Satisfying and simple to make, homemade soup is a great supper or take-to-work lunch.

Flavour up butternut squash with Indian spices for this warming and healthy vegan soup. Serve with naan for a hearty lunch

Blend your storecupboard pulses with cumin, turmeric and garlic to create this robust soup with crispy pancetta topping

Sweet smoked paprika and cumin flavour this rustic blend topped with spicy Spanish sausage

This hearty vegetarian soup will warm up cold winter nights and can be frozen for later

This warming and budget-friendly vegetarian soup is perfect packed in a flask for lunch. It's also easy to double the quantities and freeze half for later

Simple soups like this make great lunches - and are wallet-friendly too!

This light vegetarian soup is enriched with creamy coconut milk and packed with nutritious ingredients like ginger, spinach and limes

Warm up a winter evening with this spicy and flavoursome curried soup

Blend red lentils, bulgur and root veg to make this satisfying soup. Serve with yogurt and spiced mint oil swirled on top, plus homemade potato flatbreads on the side

Deliciously spicy - warm up with this fab veggie soup.

Whether you're carving a Halloween pumpkin or have picked up a squash from the supermarket, use the plentiful flesh and seeds in this soup

This warming winter soup is high in fibre, low in fat and can be frozen for ultimate convenience

This North African-inspired soup is flavoured with harissa and spices. Serve with hummus toasts and cooling yogurt

When it's cold outside, treat yourself to a healthy homemade vegetable soup, packed with immunity-supporting vitamin C and four of your 5-a-day

This spicy soup combines red lentils, apples and parsnip for a smooth, warming soup - a low fat meal that you can make ahead and freeze

This vegetarian soup is packed with vegetables and lentils - it's healthy, low fat and full of flavour. To bulk it up, why not add borlotti beans or chicken?

A smooth, blended soup served with crispy bacon topping - a luxurious and warming bowl of goodness

Cheap and cheerful red lentils are jazzed up with coconut milk and plenty of spices in this quick and warming soup recipe

This spicy vegetable soup is super low in fat and calories. Serve with a dollop of cooling yogurt and fresh coriander

Tuck into this full-bodied, vegetarian Bolognese-based soup with red lentils, which brings you four of your 5-a-day and plenty of fibre

In Morocco this soup is served as an important part of the festivities of Ramadan: it's the traditional soup to break the fast