Recipe: Appetizing Vegan coconut lentil soup

Vegan coconut lentil soup. This versatile coconut curry lentil soup is perfect on a dreary day, but really any time of the year. This Coconut Curry Lentil Soup is fragrant with just the right amount of spice. I actually used a whole teaspoon of red chili flakes the first time I made this, making it just hot enough to make our noses.

This one-pot red lentil soup gets rich and creamy flavors from coconut milk and it is packed with spices. It is a filling weeknight vegan meal. You'll definitely want to eat the leftovers of this red lentil. You can cook Vegan coconut lentil soup using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegan coconut lentil soup

1. It's 1 of medium onion.
2. You need 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
3. Prepare 1 (3 inch) of piece ginger.
4. Prepare 3 tbsp of curry powder.
5. You need 2 tbsp of red curry powder.
6. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
7. Prepare 1 (13.5 ounce) of can unsweetened coconut milk.
8. Prepare 1 cup of red lentils.
9. You need 1/2 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut.
10. You need 1/2 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut.
11. Prepare 1 (15 ounce) of can crushed tomatoes.
12. You need 1 scoop of non-dairy Yogurt (for serving; optional).
13. It's 1-2 tbsp of sea salt (optional to taste).

This Coconut Curry Lentil Soup has got to be one of my favourite things I've ever eaten, ever. That's a lot of "evers" so you know it's real. I'm not a leftover girl, and I easily If I had to describe the amazing taste of this Vegan Coconut Curry Lentil Soup, I would go on for days. For your sake, I'll make it short.

Vegan coconut lentil soup instructions

1. Chop onion, mince garlic, and peel and chop ginger..
2. Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to large sauce pan on med heat. Add chopped onions and cook til translucent (about 6-8 min)..
3. Add garlic and ginger, stirring often (about 4-5 min)..
4. Add both curry powders and stir until begins to stick to bottom (about 1 min)..
5. Add coconut milk, shredded coconut, red lentils, 1 tbsp salt and 5 cups of water. Break up spices by stirring often. Bring water to boil water and then reduce heat to simmer and cook til soup starts to thicken (about 20-25 min)..
6. While soup is simmering, squeeze thawed spinach to release excess water. Chop spinach finely on cutting board..
7. Towards end of simmering (about 5 min left), add crushed tomatoes and chopped spinach. Season to taste w/ sea salt and serve with 1 scoop of non-dairy yogurt..

I hope you like this vegan red lentil soup as much as we do around here! When the the vegetables and the lentils are tender, either transfer the soup into a blender or use an immersion blender. This lentil soup is perfect for a cold rainy day. Grab a warm bowl of creamy soup, curl up on the couch and enjoy this delicious meal. On the hunt for a new lentil recipe?