Hearty Vegan Red Pepper and Red Lentil Soup Recipe

Name: Hearty Vegan Red Pepper and Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 2 large cloves garlic, finely grated or crushed; 2 red bell peppers, de-stalked, de-seeded and finely diced; 2 medium carrots, peeled and finely chopped; 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and finely chopped; 400g (2 cups) red lentils, rinsed well; 2 teaspoons paprika; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon chilli flakes (optional); 2 ½ tablespoons sundried tomato paste (or tomato puree); 400g (14 oz) tinned chopped tomatoes; 1½ litres (6⅓ cups) vegetable stock (I use 3 vegetable stock cubes); a good grinding of salt and black pepper