Thick Vegetable Soup With Melted Cheese Croutons Recipe

• 2 lrg carrots pared and coarsely grated
• 2 lrg parsnips pared and coarsely grated
• 2 lrg onions skinned and minced
• 25 gm pearl barley
• 25 gm red split lentils
• 400 gm can italian tomatoes sieved
• 1 x level tsp. dry mixed herbs
• 1 1/2 x litresvegetable stock (qv)
• 1 x salt and freshlymilled black pepper
• 6 slc French bread
• 50 gm strong matured Cheddar cheese grated

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