Coconut Curry Lentil Soup with Harissa — coconut vegetable curry served over rice with cilantro and lime in a black bowl

Coconut Curry Lentil Soup with Harissa

A 30-minute, freezer-friendly red lentil soup with coconut milk, ginger and warm curry spice. A spoonful of harissa adds smoky North-African heat.

10 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
6
Servings
463
cal
31g
protein
28g
carbs
27g
fat

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cupsred lentils
  • 1 cancoconut milk
  • 1 onionyellow onion
  • 3 clovesgarlic
  • 1 tbspginger
  • 2 tbspcurry powder
  • 1 candiced tomatoes
  • 4 cupsvegetable broth
  • 3 cupsbaby spinach
  • 2 tbspharissa

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sauté onion in a soup pot until soft, 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add garlic, ginger and curry powder; bloom 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Pour in lentils, tomatoes, broth and coconut milk.

  4. 4

    Simmer 20 minutes until lentils are tender.

  5. 5

    Stir in spinach until wilted, season with lime and salt.

  6. 6

    Stir 2 tablespoons of harissa into the sauce or vegetables before serving.

Cook's tip

Freezes beautifully — portion into jars for easy weekday lunches.