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2024-04-26 22:14:51
Red Lentil And Root Vegetable Soup
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Servings: 4
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 large carrots
- 3 large parsnips
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 150 g (¾ cup) red lentils
- 400 ml/14oz can coconut milk
- 750 ml (3 cups) vegetable stock
- subheading: Spices:
- 1 Tbsp mild curry powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- couple of sprigs fresh thyme
- small handful fresh coriander
Steps
- Peel and finely chop the onion; peel and crush the garlic; peel and dice the carrots, parsnips and sweet potatoes.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook gently for about five minutes until the onion has softened.
- Add the garlic and the rest of the vegetables to the pan along with the spices. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, for another five minutes.
- Rinse the red lentils and add to the pan along with the coconut milk and stock.
- Bring up to the boil then turn down to a simmer and leave to cook, stirring every now and again, for 20 to 30 minutes until all of the vegetables and the lentils are soft.
- Remove from the heat. Strip the leaves from the thyme and roughly chop the coriander, add to the pan along with some salt and pepper to taste.
- Use a stick blender to blend the soup until it is completely smooth then serve.