Put the lentils in a sieve, rinse briefly in cold water and sort.
Clean the root vegetables and cut everything into small cubes. Peel the onion and cut into small cubes. Rinse the parsley, shake dry and cut the frizzy leaves into small pieces.
Heat 1 1/2 tbsp butter in a saucepan and briefly sweat the onion until translucent, add the root vegetables and sweat everything again briefly. Now deglaze with the vegetable stock, add the lentils and cook everything until soft on a low heat.
In the meantime, melt the remaining butter in a pan and mix it with papika and Espelette pepper (to taste).
Now finely puree the soup, add the milk and season with a little pepper and bring to the boil again briefly. Now add a dash of cream.
Put the finished soup in a soup cup, garnish with the paprika butter and some parsley ..... enjoy your meal .....