Exotic Spiced Lentil and Tomato Soup
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Recipe type: Vegan, Gluten free, Dairy free, Sugar free, Yeast Free
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Serves: 10 cups
 
This soup shares many of the tastes you’d find in a curry, but is light and playful and combines fantastically with a warmed grain or crackers.
Ingredients
  • 2 cups green lentils, cooked
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced small
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
  • 2 carrots, diced – do not peel!
  • 10 hot house tomatoes, diced
  • ½ cup tomato paste
  • 2½ cups water + 1.5 cubes of vegetable bouillon OR 2½ cups vegetable stock
  • 3 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon ground anise seed
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon whole mustard seed
  • ½ teaspoon himalayan rock salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground all spice
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • cayenne pepper to garnish – can also be added into the soup while cooking
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Once heated, add onion, garlic, ginger, and carrot. Saute until onions are translucent.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer and cook for 25 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and serve with a sprinkle of cayenne to those that want it.
Recipe by Healthful Pursuit at https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2011/03/exotic-spiced-lentil-and-tomato-soup/