Vegan Coconut Curry Lentil Soup
Vegan Coconut Curry Lentil Soup melds yellow curry spices with green lentils, coconut milk, and fire-roasted tomatoes for a rich, creamy, and spiced soup. Carrots, bell pepper, and onion soften into the base while cilantro adds fresh herbal brightness. This soup offers a hearty and comforting plant-based option with layered savory and mildly sweet flavors.
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
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 158
% 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.