Thai Curry Sweet Potato Lentil Soup

Thai Curry Sweet Potato Lentil Soup

Link: https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/thai-curry-lentil-sweet-potato-soup

 

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 35 mins

Total Time 1:25

 

Serves 4-6      

 

This comforting soup is also so good for you! Packed with sweet potatoes, lentils and carrots, spiced with curry paste, fish sauce and lime juice, and finished off with creamy coconut milk, this soup comes together quickly!

 

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 tbsp ginger, peeled & diced into small pieces
• 1 tbsp Thai red curry paste (My favorite curry paste)
• 1 medium sweet potato {500g}, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch cubes
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
• 3 cups stock {veggie or chicken}
• 3 /4cup dried red lentils
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp lime juice

After simmering

• 1 can coconut milk {400mL}
• 1 /4tsp salt {or more; to taste}
• 1 tsp lime juice
• 1 tsp fish sauce

 

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent and cooked through. Add the garlic and ginger, and cook for a minute.
3. Add the curry paste and cook until onions/garlic/ginger are coated and you can smell the curry paste, 30 seconds-1minute.
4. Add the sweet potato, carrots, stock, lentils, fish sauce and lime juice. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes, until lentils and sweet potato are cooked through.
5. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until smooth and creamy. Stir in the coconut milk. Add salt and additional lime juice and fish sauce to taste.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional Information (for 1 of 6 servings)
Calories: 204 // Fat: 7g // Saturated Fat: 4g // Cholesterol: 0 mg // Sodium 507mg // Carbohydrates: 26g // Fiber: 6g // Sugars 4g // Protein 8g