Serves 4
Harissa
100g green chillies, de-seeded and chopped
2 tsp garlic, crushed
2 cups fresh coriander, chopped
2 Tbs fresh mint leaves, chopped
1 tsp coriander seeds, toasted and crushed
1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted and crushed
olive oil
3 tsp salt
Soup
1 Tbs olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 large carrot, diced
1 stick of celery, diced
1 1/2 litres chicken or vegetable stock
200g lentils
1 smoked ham hock
2 bay leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pide to serve
1 To make the harissa; put all the ingredients into a food processer and blend while adding enough olive oil to make a paste. The harissa can be put into a jar and covered with a film of oil and will last for at least three months like that.
2 To make the soup; heat the olive oil in a heavy based saucepan then add the vegetables and cook while stirring for approximately 3 minutes or until softened.
