Turmeric, Lentil and Spinach Soup

The vivid yellow colour of this tasty lentil, spinach and coconut soup comes from turmeric, which is said to have many health benefits. Use fresh garlic and ginger for extra zing, and two KNORR Vegetable Stock posts for excellent depth of flavour. Both lentils and spinach are ingredients on our list of Future 50 Foods, as are the walnuts used to garnish this delicious vegetarian dinner.

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Course Dinner, Lunch, starter

Ingredients

30 ml olive oil
3 onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed
15 ml finely grated fresh ginger
5 ml cumin
10 ml turmeric
300 g carrots, chopped
150 g celery stalks, chopped
200 g uncooked red lentils
2 x 400 g tins light coconut milk
400 g chopped ripe tomatoes
500 ml water
2 KNORR Vegetable Stock Pot
200 g spinach, chopped
salt and ground black pepper, to taste
fresh lemon juice
80 g walnuts, roughly chopped

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a pot. Add the onions and fry over a medium-low heat until soft.
Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook for one more minute.
Add the cumin, turmeric, carrot, celery and red lentils, and fry gently for a further 5 minutes.
Add the coconut milk, chopped tomatoes and water, then stir in the contents of the two KNORR Vegetable Stock Pots.
Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for about 25 minutes, or until the lentils are cooked.
Using a stick blender or liquidiser, purée the soup, but don’t over-process it: keep it quite chunky.
Stir in the spinach and simmer until the spinach has just wilted.
Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Just before you serve the soup, add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, for freshness.
Dish the soup into heated bowls and garnish with chopped walnuts.

Keywords comforting soup, healthy soup, plant based soup, soup, Turmeric, Lentil and Spinach Soup, vegan soup, vegetarian soup

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