Carrot and Lentil Soup

This one I make without using measurements but from my eye so I will give rough guidelines and you can make to the consistency that you like.

1 and a half onions chopped
2 cloves of garlic crushed
glug of olive oil
5 large carrots
16 oz of veg or chicken stock (add more or less stock to suit the desired result).
Half to 3/4 cup of red lentils (no need to pre-soak, just give a good rinse)

1. Add the onion and garlic to the olive oil and let them sweat over a low heat.
2. Peel and chop the carrots (you could also add any other veg that you like here, i often put in red peppers), add to the onions and coat in the oil.
3. Add the stock and the lentils, bring to the boil and then simmer on a very low heat for 30 mins.
4. Enjoy with some homemade oatcakes or a big hunk of bread.

You can add any fresh herbs you like to this. You could also add a teaspoon of a mild curry powder a the end of step 1 to give the soup a different slant.