Curried Red Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups red lentils
• 4 cups water
• 1 sweet potato
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion (diced)
• 2 garlic cloves (diced)
• 3 teaspoons turmeric
• 2 teaspoons cumin (ground)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons coriander (ground)
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 rinse the lentils in a strainer under cold running water (preferably filtered). pick them over and discard any small stones. put the water and salt in a medium-sized sauce pan. bring to boil. add the rinsed lentils, reduce heat and cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. scoop off any excess foam on the top and discard.
• 2 peel (optional) the sweet potatoes and dice into 1/2 inch pieces. add to lentils and continue cooking.
• 3 dice the onions and and garlic. in a small skillet, heat the olive oil, onions, garlic and spices over low heat. cook and stir for 5 minutes or until the onions have become soft and translucent.
• 4 add spice mix to the soup and continue to cook and occasionally stir until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. add more water if soup is too thick.
• 5 tip for kid-friendly. reduce or don't add the garlic, onions and/or cayenne if you have a spice-sensitive kid. and if your kid is picky on texture, you can put the soup in a blender (make sure you hold the top down firmly so you don't have a hot-soup explosion) and a few ice-cubes and serve 'smooth-style'.