A super healthy recipe for lazy people

My ex asked if I could post recipes on my blog. Now that I’m no longer around to cook healthy food for him, he has no idea how to do it for himself! I could do the mean ex-girlfriend thing and ignore his request or give him a recipe that takes FOREVER to cook and tastes really bad, but I’ve decided to be nice and post my first high on health recipe.

This is a good one for lazy people like me. It’s really easy to cook and extremely healthy which is why I eat it all the time. It’s my own variation of a recipe that was given to me by mum. A good recipe needs a photo so next time I cook this meal I’ll take a photo of it.

Lazy Fran’s Fish & Vege Soup

• 4 cups of vegetable stock
• 2 potatoes
• 2 cups of roughly chopped soup vegetables (whatever’s in season!) e.g. carrot, celery, parsnip, green beans and mushroom
• 1/2 cup red lentils
• smoked fish (You can buy smoked fish in the deli section of your food store. I usually buy salmon, trout or kelp.)
• natural yogurt (optional)
• fresh coriander (I have trouble finding organic coriander so this is usually left out)

1 Heat stock in a large saucepan over medium heat. Meanwhile, roughly chop potatoes and soup vegetables into smallish chunks.
2 Add potatoes, vegetables and lentils to stock and bring to the boil. Simmer until the vegetables are done.
3 Remove any bones from the fish then break flesh into small pieces.
4 Remove soup from heat then stir in the fish. Season with pepper if that’s what you like.
5 Garnish with yogurt and chopped coriander. Serve with the bread of your choice!

Variation for people who aren’t lazy: For an even HEALTHIER alternative, soak 1/2 cup of mixed dried beans in water overnight then boil with the stock for 1.5 hours (before you add the vegetables). You can use canned beans but they’re not as nutritious and can cause gut problems with some people.

That’s it, be healthy and enjoy!

Frances Kerr