Vegan Red Lentil Soup With Coconut Milk
Vegan Red Lentil Soup With Coconut Milk combines rinsed red lentils, chopped onions, carrots, garlic, and creamy coconut milk, seasoned with chipotle in adobo sauce for a mild smoky heat. The soup simmers until lentils are tender, creating a hearty yet smooth texture that balances warmth and spice. It's suitable for those seeking a comforting plant-based meal. The use of coconut oil and coconut milk lends a rich, velvety consistency, while bay leaf adds subtle aromatic depth. This soup is adaptable in thickness, allowing more broth or water to be added as preferred.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 carrot cut into small cubes, large
- 2 garlic minced, cloves
- 2 cups red lentils rinsed
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 15 oz coconut milk canned
- 4 cups vegetable broth if you need more, add more… water ok too
- 1 Tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce or more if you like it hot!
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Heat up the coconut oil in a dutch oven or heavy bottom pan
- Add the onion and cook for about 3 mins until its translucent
- Add the carrots
- Add the garlic and cook until it is fragrant, about 2 minutes (do not brown it)
- Add lentils, stir
- Add tomato paste, stir
- Add coconut milk, broth, bay leaf, salt and pepper, and chipotle sauce and stir
- Let it come to a gentle boil, and reduce to a simmer
- Let it simmer until the lentils are cooked through, about 25-40 mins
Bom Apetite!!
Notes
- Let the soup cool thoroughly before transferring to airtight containers for refrigeration; it keeps well for 5 to 7 days.
- To freeze, cool completely and use freezer-safe containers; the soup can be stored frozen for 3 to 6 months.
- Adjust the quantity of chipotle in adobo sauce to control the heat level to your taste.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 268
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 268kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Sodium | 705mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 511mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 3903IU | 78% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.