Spiced Red Lentil Soup
Hello everyone, my latest recipe is for this delicious Spiced Red Lentil Soup. Packed full of healthy ingredients like spinach, carrots, tomatoes, onions and red lentils.
I've made sure this recipe is super tasty with the addition of chilli, garlic and garam masala. A little bit of coconut milk balances the spices and makes the soup perfectly creamy.
Other Light Bites
If you enjoyed this Spiced Red Lentil Soup recipe, you might want to try out my other soup ideas.
- Go Thai with this healthy Prawn Tom Yum Soup recipe --> Prawn Tom Yum Soup
- Keep it traditional with my Leek and Potato Soup --> Leek and Potato Soup
- Perfect for winter and using up seasonal vegetables --> Honey Parsnip Soup
- My favourite Autumnal soup --> Spiced Butternut Squash Soup
If you aren't a big fan of soup then try out my salad and sandwich recipes all saved in the Light Bites section of my website. You can view them all by clicking here --> Light Bites.
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Enjoy!
Fiona
Try out this healthy recipe for Spiced Red Lentil Soup packed full of spices, onion, carrot, lentils and spinach.
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion (diced)
- 1 carrot (diced)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp mild chilli powder
- salt and pepper (for seasoning)
- 200 g chopped tomatoes
- 200 mg coconut milk
- 750 mg vegetable stock
- 220 g red lentils (washed)
- 2 large handfuls of spinach
Place the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat
Add in the onion, carrot, garlic cloves, garam masala and chilli powder
Saute for 5 minutes then stir in the red lentils
Pour in the chopped tomatoes, coconut milk and vegetable stock
Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until the lentils are tender
Add in the spinach and season to taste
Blend until smooth, you can add a little extra water if your soup is too thick