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    Spiced Sweet Potato Red Lentil Soup

    Published: Jul 21, 2019 · Modified: Mar 30, 2022 by Daniela Apostol · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Red lentil sweet potato carrot soup

    Spiced Sweet Potato Red Lentil Soup with a heart-warming blend of spices, one of the best Autumn soups that makes the transition from the hot summer to the cold days ahead. Light, but filling, this soup makes the perfect choice if you are looking for light Thanksgiving appetizers to ease the way to that Turkey roast everybody's been waiting for. This soup will not disappoint; it's healthy, nutritious, and super delicious.

    A light blue and white mug with curried sweet potato and red lentil soup

    You know already what is my approach to home cooking: nothing too complicated, simple ingredients, good flavours, and no sharp spices that overpower the very taste of the food. There has to be a good balance though between all the ingredients.

    And that's what l have used here. The right amount of spices like turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander, curry powder and cayenne pepper simply transformed this soup from a (still) tasty soup to a WOW soup.

    Now, isn't it a fine combination: red lentils, an excellent source of folate, dietary fibre, countless vitamins and minerals, sweet potato, the Autumn's darling, and carrot, the humble root veggie we all like to munch on.

    But, whether you cook with red, brown, or green lentils, they all make a great choice every time you are after healthy food. What l like about the split red lentils is that they cook really fast, no soaking needed whatsover.

    Half a mug of sweet potato soup with red lentil

    How to make spiced Sweet Potato Soup with Red Lentils

    But do you now what's so great about this soup? It's so creamy without having a single drop of cream added. By all means, you can add some cream if you like, or soy cream, in case you want to keep it as a vegan soup.

    But it really doesn't need any. As for the texture, feel free to add more or less vegetable stock, depending how thick you want it. Feel free to increase the amount of spices too, if you like food rather spiced up.

    • in a pan, heat up the oil and sautee the onion
    • add the cubed sweet potatoes and carrots, and lentils
    • pour over the veggie broth and cook for about 20 minutes until the veggies are tender and the lentils are cooked
    • season well and add the spices, then transfer to a blender and blend to the desired consistency

    And that's it really, nothing fancy, but I can tell you, this is such a heart-warming soup.

    Overhead shoot of a mug with red lentil and sweet potato soup

    If you’ve liked my SPICED SWEET POTATO RED LENTIL SOUP or any other recipe on the blog then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you! You can also FOLLOW ME on FACEBOOK, and PINTEREST to see more delicious food and what I’m getting up to.

    4.2 from 10 votes
    A mug with red lentil sweet potato soup garnished with chopped parsley
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    Curried Sweet Potato Red Lentil Soup
    Prep Time
    10 mins
    Cook Time
    15 mins
    Total Time
    25 mins
     

    Curried Sweet Potato Red Lentil Soup with a heart-warming blend of spices, one of the best Autumn soups that makes the transition from the hot summer to the cold days ahead. Light, but filling, this soup makes the perfect choice if you are looking for light Thanksgiving appetizers to ease the way to that Turkey roast everybody's been waiting for. This soup will not disappoint; it's healthy, nutritious, and super delicious.

    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: English
    Keyword: curried soups
    Servings: 2 servings
    Calories: 503 kcal
    Author: Daniela Apostol
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup split red lentils
    • 2 medium sweet potatoes
    • 1 carrot
    • 2 ½ cups vegetable stock (broth)
    • 1 small onion
    • ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
    • 1 teaspoon turmeric
    • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon curry powder
    • 1 tablespoon freshly-chopped coriander leaves (cilantro)
    • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
    Metric - US Customary
    Instructions
    1. Peel and cut the onion.

    2. Heat up the oil and sautee the onion for about 5 minutes until transluscent.

    3. Meanwhile, peel and cut the sweet potatoes and carrot into cubes.

    4. Rinse the lentils with cold water until the wayer runs clear, and add them to the onion together with the carrot, sweet potatoes and vegetable stock.

    5. Cook for 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.

    6. Season well with salt and pepper and add all the spices too.

    7. Remove from the heat and transfer to a blender.

    8. Blend to the desired consistency.

    9. Serve hot with freshly-chopped coriander leaves.

    Nutrition Facts
    Curried Sweet Potato Red Lentil Soup
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 503 Calories from Fat 27
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 3g5%
    Saturated Fat 1g5%
    Sodium 2439mg102%
    Potassium 1503mg43%
    Carbohydrates 93g31%
    Fiber 33g132%
    Sugar 13g14%
    Protein 26g52%
    Vitamin A 24295IU486%
    Vitamin C 13.4mg16%
    Calcium 112mg11%
    Iron 8.4mg47%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    1. Claire Caines

      December 15, 2019 at 6:51 pm

      I just made this soup. It is gorgeous indeed! I added more spice than called for. It’s still delicately seasoned and delicious. I rearranged the order of things also. I roasted the sweets and carrots first, i bloomed the spices in oil,, then I added brith and cooked the lentils for about 10 minutes, then added the roasted veggies and cooked it a a few minutes (10) more. I’m in love with this soup 🙂

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      • Daniela Anderson

        December 15, 2019 at 7:01 pm

        I am glad you liked it! The way you made it sounds delicious!

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