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Coconut Lentil Soup Recipe
This gingery coconut lentil soup is a warm, feel-good winter soup that is as healthy as it is delicious. Enjoy Thai-style flavors with creamy coconut milk, ginger, and garlic. It's so rich and delicious that you might be tricked into thinking that there is curry paste in here, but the decadent flavor is all from wholesome ingredients!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 340 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 2 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 1 medium onion minced
- ¼ ¼ cup finely minced ginger packed
- 2 2 red bell peppers chopped small
- 4 4 cloves garlic minced
- 8 8 cups stock chicken or vegetable
- 2 2 cups dried beluga lentils
- 2 2 14-ounce cans coconut milk
- ¼ ¼ cup almond butter
- 5 5 stalks curly kale stem removed and leaves torn into pieces
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the coconut oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until transparent, about 3-4 minutes. Add the ginger, bell peppers, and garlic and cook until the peppers are soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the stock and beluga lentils to the pot and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pot, and let it simmer gently until the lentils are soft, about 25 minutes.
- Add the coconut milk and almond butter the pot and heat through. Use your blender or immersion blender to puree half of the soup.
- Stir in the kale and then season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with a swirl of coconut milk on top, if you'd like.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ⅙ of the recipe
Calories
340kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Sodium
25mg
(1%)
Potassium
248mg
(7%)
Fiber
16g
(64%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
1413IU
(28%)
Vitamin C
58mg
(64%)
Calcium
102mg
(10%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 340
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ⅙ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 340kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Sodium | 25mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 248mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 16g | 64% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1413IU | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 58mg | 64% |
| Calcium | 102mg | 10% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.