Sweet Potato Soup with Lentils
Cuisine: Soup
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Serves: 6-8
 
Vegetarian soup with warming spices and lentils
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1½ cups chopped onion
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp peeled and minced fresh ginger
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 6+ cups vegetable broth
  • 1- 28oz can diced tomatoes
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes peeled and diced into ½ in cubes
  • 1- 19oz can of lentils, drained and rinsed
  • salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat
  2. Add onion and carrot and saute for 4 minutes
  3. Add garlic and ginger and saute for 1 minute
  4. Add remaining 1 tbsp olive oil and cumin, coriander, turmeric, paprika and cinnamon
  5. Stir for 1 minute coating making sure to coat the vegetables with the spice mixture
  6. Stir in vegetable broth, tomatoes and sweet potatoes
  7. Season with salt to taste
  8. Bring to a light boil then reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot and allow to gently simmer
  9. Stir occasionally until sweet potatoes are soft, 25-30 minutes
  10. Add lentils during the last 5 minutes of cooking
  11. Add up to 1 more cup of broth if desired
Recipe by Simple Local Life at https://www.simplelocallife.com/sweet-potato-soup-with-lentils/