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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Australasian >> Australian >> Australian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. | 2. Add the carrots and onions and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. | 3. Add the celery, garlic and chilli and cook for a further 5 minutes. | 4. Add the chopped tomatoes and stock (or water), the bay leaves, oregano and lentils and bring to the boil. | 5. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. | 6. Meanwhile, prepare the parmesan toasts. | 7. Season the soup with salt and pepper and stir through the parsley. | 8. Ladle into bowls and serve with the parmesan toasts. | 9. FOR THE PARMESAN TOASTS: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C. | 10. Place the oil and garlic in a blender and process until smooth. | 11. Slice the baguette into thin slices. | 12. Lay the slices in one layer on a baking tray. | 13. Using a pastry brush, spread each piece of baguette with the garlic oil. | 14. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and top with the parmesan cheese. | 15. Bake the toasts for 15-20 minutes or until they are brown and crisp. | 16. Serve at room temperature. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
carrot	1	cup	chopped	52.48	12.2624	1.1904	0.3072
onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
celery	1	cup	chopped	16.16	2.9997	0.6969	0.1717
garlic	4	cloves	chopped	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
red chile	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
italian tomato	2	cans	chopped	-	-	-	-
water	2	liters		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
oregano	2	tablespoons	chopped	15.9	4.1352	0.54	0.2568
lentil	1	cup	rinsed	81.62	17.0478	6.8992	0.4235
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
parsley	1/2	cup	chopped	10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
olive oil	1/4	cup		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
garlic	2	cloves		17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
baguette	1/2			-	-	-	-
sea salt				-	-	-	-
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	3/4	cup	grated	222.0	24.0	24.0	3.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.