Sweet potato & lentil soup

Low-calorie lunch recipe for 6 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has curry powder, olive oil, onion, apple, garlic clove, coriander, ginger, sweet potato, vegetable stock, red lentil, milk and lime.

Sweet potato & lentil soup

Sweet potato & lentil soup

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Low-calorie lunch
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Curry Powder: 2 tsp medium curry powder
  • Olive Oil: 3 tbsp olive oil
  • Onion: 2 onions, grated
  • Apple: 1 eating apple, peeled, cored and grated
  • Garlic Clove: 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • Coriander: 20g pack coriander, stalks chopped
  • Ginger: thumb-size piece fresh root ginger, grated
  • Sweet Potato: 800g sweet potatoes
  • Vegetable Stock: 1.2l low-sodium vegetable stock
  • Red Lentil: 100g red lentils
  • Milk: 300ml milk
  • Lime: juice 1 lime

Directions

  1. Put the curry powder into a largesaucepan, then toast over a medium heat for 2 mins. Add the olive oil, stirring as the spice sizzles in the pan. Tip in the onions, apple, garlic, coriander stalks and ginger, season, then gently cook for 5 mins, stirring every so often.
  2. Meanwhile, peel, then grate the sweet potatoes. Tip into the pan with the stock, lentils, milk and seasoning, then simmer, covered, for 20 mins. Blend until smooth using a stick blender. Stir in the lime juice, check the seasoning and serve, topped with roughly-chopped coriander leaves.