Red Lentil Soup
Red Lentil Soup is a healthy hearty powerhouse soup recipe that is dense and spicy. Loaded with fiber, protein, folate, and iron. Gluten free, dairy free vegan and vegetarian.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Soup:
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped peeled ginger (from 3” piece)
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 large shallot chopped
- 3 carrot peeled and finely diced (about 1 ½ cups)
- 3 teaspoons curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 cups red lentils
Toppings:
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
- 1-2 diced Serrano
- Pinch of Crushed Red Pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add ginger, garlic, shallot and carrots, and cook, stirring often until softened, about 7 minutes. Add curry powder, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1 cup of coconut milk, 8 cups of water, and the lentils, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until lentils and carrots are tender, 10-12 minutes.
- Pour 3 cups soup through a fine sieve into a bowl, reserving solids. Put strained liquid back into pot and puree solids in a blender. Let cool a little before you blend. Add blended liquid back into pan.
- Stir to blend and spoon into bowls and stir in drizzle of coconut milk and top with cilantro, serene pepper, red pepper flakes.