Spanish Green Lentil And Chorizo Soup

Soup

• 1 onion halved
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 red pepper deseeded and cut in pieces
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• 30 g olive oil
• 1 carrot cut in pieces
• 2 celery stalks cut in pieces
• 100 g pumpkin cut in cubes (2-3 cm)
• 150 g French green lentils soaked overnight and drained
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 600 g water
• 2 Tbsp vegetable stock paste (see Tips)
• 250 g chorizo sliced (1 cm)

Pancetta Croutons

• 12 slices pancetta
• 4 slices bread (example sourdough), each slice cut into 3 strips