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5-2 Diet Recipe – Sustaining Soup

September 11, 2012 by Fiona Maclean 3 Comments

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Last Updated on February 28, 2019

5-2 Diet Soup

Soup is a great staple for fasting days on the 5-2 diet.  Why?  Well, you can make it up in advance so that you don’t have to think about what you are going to cook on your fast day.  And, if you want to eat throughout the day, you can just have a soup day.  Something like this recipe for spinach and puy lentil soup will keep you feeling full all afternoon for around 100 calories.  You can, of course, leave out the lentils and make an extremely low calorie mixture, but the addition of fibre filled lentils should stave off hunger pangs.  Puy lentils are greeny brown in colour and nutty in taste.  Really rather pleasant, they are a great accompaniment to fish or game…and they work very well soups like this too.

5-2 diet spinach and puy lentil soup

spinach and puy lentil soup
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Spinach and Puy Lentil Soup
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Course: Soup
Servings: 2 -3
Author: Fiona Maclean
Ingredients
  • 250 g Spinach
  • 1 Banana Shallot Finely chopped
  • 50 g Puy Lentils
  • 500 ml Chicken Stock
  • 1 teaspoon Sunflower Oil
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in a large pan and gently soften the chopped shallot for five to ten minutes
  2. Add the stock and bring to the boil, then add in the lentils
  3. Cook for 20 minutes till the lentils are soft
  4. Add in the spinach (it will look like far too much) and cook for 3-5 minutes till the spinach is wilted and soft
    wilted spinach
  5. Blitz the mixture with a stick blender or in a liquidiser. Don't try to get a completely smooth mixture, the lentils should add a nice nuttiness.
  6. Season with salt and pepper
  7. Serve as is, or with a dollop of low fat yogurt or creme fraiche

I really like this kind of soup.  It’s essentially one packet of spinach, a bit of shallot (onion will work too) and a few lentils to add substance.  It’s the sort of dish I make and then eat through the day when I really can’t be bothered to cook anything else.  And, it takes a few minutes to prepare and very little time to cook.  So, why would you buy a carton of soup when you can make your own cheaply and easily!

Per 175ml portion, this is around 100 calories.  If you are feeling really lazy or just don’t want to think about cooking on a 5:2 diet fast day, you could just eat soup all day.

 

If you want something a little more substantial, check out my recipe for a low calorie 5-2 diet lemon and coriander chicken curry

Filed Under: 5:2 Diet Recipes, Recipes, Soups Tagged With: 5-2 diet, 5-2 diet recipe, 5:2 diet, spinach

About Fiona Maclean

London based freelance writer and marketing consultant. I edit London-Unattached.com and write for a number of other publications. With a music degree and a background in marketing across many sectors, my passions include all types of music, food, restaurants, wine and travel

Comments

  1. Mel @ Edible Things says

    May 22, 2013 at 5:30 pm

    Thanks, I’ll give her a try.

    I am going to have a go at this soup, anyway. It sounds delicious.

    Reply
  2. Mel @ Edible Things says

    May 22, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    I think this would go really well with the addition of some wild garlic or jack in the hedge. I suspect that the calorie count would not be that different, but do you happen to know of anywhere that gives the calories for these more unusual ingredients? I love to forage, but I’m also trying to do the 5:2 diet.

    Reply
    • Fiona Maclean says

      May 22, 2013 at 4:06 pm

      I don’t as it happens, I wonder if Polly Robinson might be able to help (food safari)

      Reply

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