COCONUT LIME LENTIL SOUP

Published Date: August 24, 2020 | Last Updated: March 22, 2023
Here’s a great #meatlessmonday meal for any of you Indian food fans. This coconut lime lentil soup is packed with flavor, and is hearty, nutritious, and delicious🙌🏻! I’m willing to bet you probably have all the ingredients already! I LOVED this soup. I’ll be honest- not all my kids are fans of lentils, but my pickiest eater, (my 5-year-old) surprised me when he asked for a second bowl.
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Here’s a great #meatlessmonday meal for any of you Indian food fans. This coconut lime lentil soup is packed with flavor, and is hearty, nutritious, and delicious🙌🏻! I’m willing to bet you probably have all the ingredients already! I LOVED this soup. I’ll be honest- not all my kids are fans of lentils, but my pickiest eater, (my 5-year-old) surprised me when he asked for a second bowl.

 

 

Coconut Lime Lentil Soup

5 from 1 vote
This one is a winner! Even my non-lentil-lovers asked for seconds of this soup!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Soup
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 T avocado oil
  • 1 large diced onion
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tsp ground tumeric
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes with juices
  • 1 can full-fat coconut milk
  • 3/4 cup uncooked red lentils
  • 4 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 5 oz package of baby spinach
  • juice from one lime

Method
 

  1. In a large pot over medium-high heat, add the oil, then onion and cook, sitting often until onion is soft and translucent. 
  2. Add the garlic and cook, stirring for another minute until fragrant. 
  3. Add the salt, turmeric, cumin, cinnamon, and cardamom, and stir with the onion and garlic until well combined. Cook for one minute. 
  4. Add the tomatoes, broth, lentils, and coconut milk. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered about 20 minutes or until lentils are soft. 
  5. When lentils are soft, turn off the heat. Add the spinach and let it gently wilt into the soup. 
  6. Serve immediately and garnish with a generous squeeze of fresh lime juice.

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  1. I made this from your Instagram recipe and it was so good! I used this recipe today and it was different! So I went and checked and you have way more cinnamon in this ingredient list and no cumin! It was so OK, but definitely better the Instagram way.

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