Budget Lentil and Tomato Soup

Name: Budget Lentil and Tomato Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 1.5 litres
Ingredients: 250 g dried lentils (1¼ cups dried lentils); 800 g canned tomatoes (2 14-oz cans canned tomatoes); 1 L vegetable broth (4 cups vegetable broth); 150 g onion, diced (1 medium onion, diced); 2 garlic cloves, minced (2 garlic cloves, minced); 15 ml olive oil (1 tbsp olive oil); 5 g salt (1 tsp salt)

An economical tomato and lentil soup built from pantry ingredients, with advice for tender lentils, consistency, and freezing.