Creamy Thai Curry Red Lentil Soup
Creamy Thai Curry Red Lentil Soup is comforting and full of spicy Thai flavors. Full of nourishing ingredients including red lentils, sweet potatoes and coconut milk that will fill you up while keeping things healthy
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}
  • 3/4 cup dried red lentils
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • After simmering:
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 1/4 tsp 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