PUMPKIN & RED LENTIL SOUP WITH MINT

Serves 6

Pumpkin approximately 500 grams peeled and cut into chunks
Onion 1 diced
Garlic 3 cloves diced.
Ginger 1 small piece chopped (prepared ginger is suitable)
Star anise 1 whole
Olive oil 2 tablespoons
Cinnamon: 1 heaped teaspoon.
Red Lentils 1 cup
Vegetable Stock 1.5 litres.
Lime juice 1-2
Salt and pepper to taste.


Sauté onions in olive oil an a large pan,
Add diced pumpkin, garlic, star anise, and stir.
Simmer for 10 minutes on gentle heat
Add lentils and cinnamon.
Bring to boil and ten reduce heat
Leave to simmer until lentil and pumpkin are very tender
Season and add lime juice
Remove star anise
Puree soup
Serve with fresh diced mint