Spanish lentil soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup lentils
• 6 cups water
• 1 potato
• 1 tomato
• 1/4 red pepper
• 1/2 green pepper
• 1 onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 carrot
• 3.5 oz bacon
• 8 chorizo slices
• food coloring
• paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt

Materials

• 1 big pot

Preparation

• Put the water and the lentils in the pot and bring to a boil. Leave on medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Add the peeled and diced potato and tomato. Add the minced onion and peppers. Peel the garlic cloves and put them whole in the pot.
  
• Peel the carrot and slice it. Add them with the diced bacon.
• Put the chorizo slices on a paper towel, and put it in the microwave oven for 1 minute to take the grease out of it.
  
• Add the chorizo in the pot, salt, pepper, paprika, some red food coloring and some olive oil. Stir well, cover and leave to simmer for 25 minutes.
• There you are, your Spanish lentil soup is ready!