Tomato and Red Lentil Soup with Parsnip for 4

Scaled to serve 8

Can be made with two celery sticks and no chilli powder instead of parsnip. Was Jonny's contribution to the christmas meal.

2.0 tbsp of olive oil	heat	cook on low heat 7-8 mins	cook 3 mins	cool 1 min	bring to boil	cover and simmer 25-30 mins	blend
2.0 onion	roughly chopped
450.0 g of parsnip	roughly chopped
2.0 carrot	peeled and roughly chopped
2.0 clove of garlic	crushed
2.0 tsp of ground cumin
1.5 tsp of ground coriander
0.5 tsp of chilli powder
350.0 g of split red lentils
2.4 l of vegetable stock
800.0 g of chopped tomatoes
4.0 tsp of tomato purée
2.0 bay leaf