Vegan Coconut Curry Lentil Soup
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Vegan Coconut Curry Lentil Soup
Description
Vegan Coconut Curry Lentil Soup starts by sautéing carrots, bell pepper, and onion in coconut oil until tender. Ground yellow curry powder, fresh garlic, ginger, coconut sugar, and salt form a fragrant spice base. Adding vegetable broth, fire-roasted tomatoes, and green lentils creates a simmering stew that softens the lentils in about 25 minutes. Part of the soup is pureed to add creaminess without losing texture, then blended with coconut milk and chopped cilantro for freshness.
The combination provides a warm, slightly sweet, and mildly spicy depth with a thick yet smooth body. The coconut milk enriches the broth, balancing the acidity of the tomatoes and earthiness of the lentils. The cilantro at the end offers a bright herbal note.
This soup serves well as a nourishing main course or starter, especially suitable for a plant-based or vegan diet. Leftovers maintain their flavor and texture when reheated gently.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 cup carrot sliced
- 1 bell pepper diced
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- 1 tablespoon yellow curry powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced, fresh
- 2 teaspoons coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 tablespoon ginger minced, fresh
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can diced tomatoes 14 ounces, fire-roasted
- 1 cup green lentils
- 2/3 cup coconut milk canned full-fat
- 2/3 cup cilantro roughly chopped
Instructions
- Heat the coconut oil in a large pot on medium heat. Add in the carrots, bell pepper, and onion and cook until they just begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Add in the curry powder, garlic, coconut sugar, salt, and ginger and cook for 2 minutes. Then, stir in the vegetable broth, tomatoes and lentils. Bring to a boil. Then cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer, leaving the lid slightly ajar, for 25 minutes, or until the lentils and tender.
- Transfer 2 cups of the soup into a blender and blend until smooth. Stir into the soup, along with the coconut milk and cilantro.
- DEVOUR!
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6Cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 158 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 158kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 18.7g | 6% |
| Protein | 5.3g | 11% |
| Fat | 7.5g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 6.5g | 33% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 3.3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 1602mg | 67% |
| Potassium | 548mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 4.6g | 18% |
| Sugar | 6.6g | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 52IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 45mg | 50% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 12mg | 67% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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