Bacon and Lentil Soup

For about 6 portions I use about

 four rashers of bacon,

an onion,

 2 carrots stick of celery.

 whizz all of these in the food processor until they are "grated" looking

then fry them all in a tiny little bit of fry light in a  large pan, until they are starting to soften and go translucent.

Then add a cup of red lentils, a

nd about two and a half pints of stock

a bay leaf,

some white pepper pinch of mixed herbs (only a tiny pinch).

cook it for about an hour or so until it is all thick and lovely

don't blend it because blitzing the stuff first means that it has a nice consistency