Green lentil and vegetable sauce

Shopping list

• Fruit and vegetables

  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 red and 1 green pepper, stalk and seeds removed, and chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 175g/6oz mushrooms, wiped and quartered
  • 1 courgette, chopped

• Tins, packets and jars

  • 175g/6oz green lentils
  • 2 x 400g/14oz cans chopped tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp vegetarian pesto

• Cooking ingredients

  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • a good pinch dried mixed herbs or basil or oregano
  • 1 heaped tbsp tomato purée
  • 300ml/½ pint vegetable stock (make with a stock cube or bouillon powder)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Other

  • 100g/4oz frozen peas

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