Recipe 10 is Coconut and Red Lentil Soup Page 119
Today it was kind of cold and rainy where I live. It felt like the perfect day to make a big pot of soup. I love lentils and especially red lentils. I wasn't sure how the coconut milk would taste in this soup? Let me just say in a word, "YUM!" This is the most amazing soup. The flavors come together brilliantly. The lemon zest and fresh lemon juice make it a little tangy. Cilantro, lets face it makes everything better. The avocado garnish put it over the top terrific! Here are the ingredients you will need:
The soup doesn't take long to make. Red lentils soften pretty quick. That is one of the reasons I love to cook with them. Plus they taste so darn good. Not to mention the amount of fiber they give you per serving is awesome. I decided to add some potato to my soup. I have a teenage son who wants more than just lentils. The potato added a bit more heartiness. I don't think it effected the overall flavor.
Here is what you have to look forward to!
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I am always so excited to come across a recipe that I will make again and again. It will become part of my line up of dinners I serve my family. The kids ate it which makes me happy too. This recipe is a keeper!
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Thank You Kris and Chad!!
The soup doesn't take long to make. Red lentils soften pretty quick. That is one of the reasons I love to cook with them. Plus they taste so darn good. Not to mention the amount of fiber they give you per serving is awesome. I decided to add some potato to my soup. I have a teenage son who wants more than just lentils. The potato added a bit more heartiness. I don't think it effected the overall flavor.
Here is what you have to look forward to!
I just made the soup but it doesn't look anything like yours :( It stills tastes good but I must have done something wrong... it looks like white water!! The only thing I can think of is I used "split red lentils"... is that different from red lentils? I thought I followed the recipe exactly!
ReplyDeleteBummer your soup didn't turn out. I hate when that happens. I don't think the lentils would make a difference. Did you use canned coconut milk? Or coconut water? That is the only thing I could think may have made it too thin.
ReplyDeleteI used five cups of veggie broth and water (2.5 cups each) and one 1.2-oz can of coconut milk. The recipe said we could use 4-5 cups of broth or water... definitely wish I can only used 4. Still don't know if that's what I did wrong. The only other thing I can think of is that I soaked (and rinsed) the lentils... maybe the absorbed water + the extra cup cup of broth/water is where I went wrong!!
ReplyDeleteYou could always thicken up your soup with arrowroot or cornstarch so the batch isn't so watery. I don't soak my lentils, I just wash them.
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