Pumpkin and Red Lentil Soup
Cheap, filling, and it freezes flat in bags.
Ingredients
- Pumpkin1 kg
- Dried red lentils200 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Carrots200 g
- Garlic15 g
- Crusty bread loaf1 ea
- Olive oil20 ml
- Ground cumin4 g
Method
- Peel and chop the pumpkin into 3cm pieces and roughly dice the onion and carrot.
- Cook the onion and carrot in the oil in a large pot for 8 minutes until soft.
- Add the garlic and cumin for 1 minute, then the pumpkin, rinsed lentils and 1.5 litres of water.
- Simmer for 25 minutes until the pumpkin is collapsing and the lentils are soft.
- Blend until smooth, season generously, and serve with the bread.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 500 g Gluten-free bread instead of Crusty bread loaf
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
ColesBest choiceno items missing · $11.75 of food
$23.60
50% spare
Woolworthsno items missing · $14.81 of food · $3.06 more
$30.86
52% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi· $6.48 of food
$21.31
70% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- Dried red lentils
$2.94a serve
$2.94 a serve, cheapest at Coles
About $11.75 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$23.42 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · $3.98 more for bigger packs, 67% spare for later
ColesBest choice$11.75
no items missing
you'll pay $23.60 · 50% of it spare
Woolworths$14.81
no items missing · $3.06 more
you'll pay $30.86 · 52% of it spare
Aldi$6.48
missing 1 item
you'll pay $21.31 · 70% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$17.16
Pumpkin
$1.49/kg
need 1 kgKent Pumpkins approx. 1 kg$1.49closest matchreal special
Aldi$1.49/kg$1.49·Coles$3.90/kg$3.90·Woolworths~$7.38/kg$5.90
Carrots
$2.09/kg
need 200 gNo Brand Carrots 1 kg$2.09
Aldi$2.09/kg$2.09·Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36·Coles$2.60/kg$0.44
Garlic
$29.99/kg
need 15 gNo Brand Garlic approx. 60 g$1.80
Aldi$29.99/kg$1.80·Woolworths~$31.33/kg$1.88·Coles$33.00/kg$1.98
Crusty bread loaf
$0.37/100g
need 1 itemBillie's Bakehouse White Loaf 800g$2.99closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Aldi$0.37/100g$2.99·Woolworths$0.60/100g$3.60·Coles$0.57/100g$4.00
Olive oil
$0.88/100ml
need 20 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00
Buy at Coles$5.00
Ground cumin
$0.10/10g
need 4 gMaharajah's Choice Ground Cumin Spice 250 g$2.40closest match
Coles$0.10/10g$2.40·Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.63/10g$2.89
Buy at Woolworths$1.26
Brown onion
~$3.32/kg
need 200 g2 × Onion Brown each 189.76 g$0.63
Woolworths~$3.32/kg$0.63·Coles$4.20/kg$0.84·Aldi$3.49/kg$0.63