CANNED

There are days in my house when there is no time to cook a meal from scratch. We all have those days and we still have to eat .....

ROASTED RED CAPSICUM AND SOYA BEAN SOUP...
Halve the capsicums and place cut side down under the grill until the skin blackens .
Remove and allow to cool.
Peel away the skin and dice the capsicum. Set aside.
Heat  2 tbs of vegetable oil and cook 2 chopped onions  till transparent but not browned
Then stir in a 410gm can of tomato puree and 1 x 300gm  tin of soya beans , the diced capsicums  along with 750 ml of chicken stock .
Cover the pot and simmer for 10 mins .
Serve with shredded basil, season with salt and pepper.

Now while the soup is simmering and the grill is still warm  place 3 kranskies or 4 chorizios under the grill.

CHORIZIO AND WARM LENTIL SALAD

And on the stove in a lightly oiled pan place one 400gm can of brown lentils ( drained ), a 410 gm tin of baby taters  ( drained and cut in half ).
Half a red capsicum and half a green capsicum diced , 8  butter mushrooms sliced  and a handful of chopped parsley.
heat very gently , remove the sausages from the grill and slice on an angle.
spoon the warmed lentil salad onto plates and top with the sausage .

Quickly make a dressing to spoon over the sausage and lentil salad with ...
2. tsp curry powder
1. dsp caster sugar
2. tbs olive oil
1.tbs vinegar.

2  courses in  30 minutes , that`s preparation and cooked.