From the tropics…to snowflakes!!
They only lasted about 2 minutes. But still, very exciting for this Southerner!
Can you see them!?
Warm + cool snack – hot tea with yogurt/granola, consumed right before a blustery friendship walk with my girl Faith!
Dinner tonight involved lots of lentils..
A sweet potato, carrots + celery, a can of coconut milk and spices…
Ginger Coconut Lentil Soup!
Ginger Coconut Lentil Soup
Ginger, garam malasa and coconut give this hearty soup soul. It can be blended or not, whichever you prefer. Top with yogurt and sriracha!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6 Cups
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups brown dry lentils
- 1 can coconut milk
- 3 cups water
- 1 large sweet potato diced
- 3 carrots diced
- 3 celery stalks diced
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 1 heaping tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp coriander
Instructions
- Heat a pot to medium-high and add a bit of olive oil.
- Cook veggies for about 5 minute, stirring as needed.
- Add garlic and ginger, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add coconut milk, water, lentils and spices.
- Bring to just below a boil and then reduce to low and simmer for 30 minutes covered. Keep your eye on it and add a bit more water if necessary.
- Allow to cool slightly and blend soup with vita-mix or stick blender, or just leave loose.
Thick, blended, and packed with coconut and ginger flavor!
We top everything with greek yogurt in this house ; )
Ellen’s muffins on the side!
Have a cozy evening!
That soup looks absolutely delicious!!!
Wow snow! It’s in the 80’s here in LA!!!
Kath – thanks for taking the time to post so much while you were on vacation. I enjoyed living vicariously through you.
Also wanted to ask if other have had trouble using OpenSky. I’ve pretty much given up on the site — it is extremely glitchy and slow. Most often crashes my computer – both work and home, so I think it is the site. I have a running list of the things your recommend and I buy practically everything on-line, but I do not have the patience to deal with Open Sky.
Oh dear, I’m sorry you’re having such trouble. I haven’t had any myself. Which browser are you using?
We got a few snowflakes today too! Is that your backyard? So beautiful.
That’s one bowl of comfort food — have a great night!!
That soup looks amazing! I just added to my supper list 🙂
Welcome home! Your trip looked amazing, we just got back from a week long cruise which was incredibly relaxing as well. It’s amazing how rejuvenating vacation can be. Your soup looks delicious, I just bought lentils this weekend because I realized I don’t cook with them enough. They are so healthy and inexpensive.
That soup looks awesome! I’m going o make that during my detox!
I use Internet Explorer both at home and at work. I’m surprised that others have not complained – perhaps there was more traffic during the holidays and that is why I was having problems. I’ll try again.
Thanks!
Hmm. I’m sorry – perhaps try again in a day?
Snow is always exciting! Yum the soup looks fab 😀
We haven’t had any seasonal snow. Just a big old snow storm in October! Bring on the snow though! I am back to work tomorrow and want some snow days! They are just as exciting for the teacher as it is for the student!
I get giddy over snow that falls at any rate, so I understand the excitement!
We are the same way with Greek yogurt! It really does taste great on everything. Soup looks great.
yum! this soup looks fantastic. i love lentils — and you taught me the greek yogurt on soup trick… one of my favorites!
Thanks for this recipe Kath. My son has food allergies and this is a nice allergy-free recipe.
Everything looks so delicious! That’s so exciting that you guys got some snow today. Compare that to the snow we got today…
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That’s Canada for ya!
Wow! I hope that happens to us at least once!
Ha! You can keep all the snow in Virginia then! I’m personally not a fan of snow & we get plenty here in Ohio (average annual snow of about 40″ where I’m at) 😉
You are so creative with recipes. Send snow my way haha 🙂
I LOVE THICK SOUP LIKE THAT!!! OMG so delicious! Especially lentil!
hi kath – ive been following your blog for almost a year and love it! we just came back from jamaica last week. we stayed in ocho rios though…your pics are amazing! quick question – are your bowls from crate & barrel??? i love how big they are for soups and salads!
They are Pottery Barn Great White!
Hope you had as fun of a trip as we did 🙂
Oh that looks so thick and warming!! Good for the yucky, windy weather we are having in WI at the moment….
I’m a KathEats Newbie! :-] Beautiful pictures. I feel like I’m eating with all my senses on this one!
Welcome Erin!!!
Enjoy your cozy evening and snow does not excite me. It sends me into a panic…after growing up in MN and then Chicago, if I never see another snowflake and only see palm trees for the rest of my life, I would be so very happy 🙂
Mmmmm…your soup looks so comforting on such a blustery day! The combo of coconut and ginger with the lentils is making my mouth water!
ive been missing the cold weather! but i dont think richmond got any snowflakes today? cold walks are my favorite!
That soup will be on our menu very soon! That little blue bowl is super cute!
Doesn’t coconut just make everything taste better. I swear I could live off it, I love the young thai coconuts and the mature ones. I think I should have be born in the tropics.
Thanks for the recipe. It looks great.
Greek Yogurt as a topping is quite simply THE BEST….. on everything!
Would you recommend the Caribbean as a good destination spot for someone who is not a swimmer – and has slight fears of getting in it without some way to breathe or not drown? 🙂 Uh yeah, I said it. It seems so perfect but I’m aware the water is where most of the fun and “to-do’s” are.
Going to check out that recipe! Do you use full-fat coconut milk?
Well, maybe not as recommended as the mountains or plains, but I don’t think it would be a huge deal because you can stay on the beach. The water was pretty shallow. I might not recommend swimming in a pirate’s cave!
Yes, full-fat milk for this recipe
Happy New Year! Welcome home,hope Matt’s transition back to the bakery was hassle free. I look forward to reading in 2012. Soup looks delicious! Thank you in advance for many good meal ideas to come this year. I like many others will be working on achieving new healthy living goals this year. Its comforting to know that your here everyday with sensible real world eating,exercise & healthy living ideas.
mmmm I love lentils!!
There was a flurry my last day in IL before heading back to LA and I thought it was super exciting! It’s the little things. 🙂
Everything is great with Greek yogurt (just had Coach’s oats with CHO plain greek yogurt, craisins, golden raisins #whatsfordinner) 😉
Love cosy Monday nights in 🙂
Hot damn this looks tasty! And the perfect type of soup for the gloomy weather we’re having out here in the great state of Oregon. Makes me wish I had gone on your recent trip to Jamaica. I’ve almost forgotten what the sun looks like anymore. I can’t wait to give this recipe a try. Thanks for the great idea, Kath! Glad to have you back and posting recipes again 🙂
Random question- did you have to take organic chemistry and other science classes during your R.D. program? I’m thinking about going back to school for optometry but am scared about taking these difficult classes. Were they super super difficult?
Yes, I had to take 4 semesters of chemistry and it was definitely the hardest part of my curriculum and the most annoying. I discuss it all on my RD page here!
https://www.katheats.com/kathrd/the-makings-of-a-registered-dietitian
Mmmmm greek yogurt = a gift from the gods. Zeus doesn’t kid around with his dairy products 🙂
your soup looks delicious! I also made a soup with lentils tonight — so good!
That soup looks amazing. I will definitely add the ingredients to my grocery list for the week, thanks for sharing!
We saw our first snowflakes today as well and it was exciting! They didn’t last long or stick but it was beautiful.
Awww snow is so exciting, even just for a minute or 2! =)
Ahh, soup! Everyone is making soups and stews right now. I made my own concoction as well, canned pumpkin, apple, carrots, onions, cinnamon, and half a spice rack. I like to make massive batches and freeze it so that i’m stocked up all winter.
Also, your rain pipe thinga-ma-bobber that looks like bells. Yeah, it’s amazing.
Your soup looks amazing, we always have garam masala here because my stepfather was from India and we regularly ate Indian dishes.
I will be making this as soon as I get my lentils out of the high cupboard!
I’ve never seen a snowflake in my life! Can you tell me; do they look like the ones in movies, all intricate and symmetrical? The lentil soup looks gorgeous as well; I’m always at loss of what to do with lentils, they’re so bland sometimes when not cooked right. But with coconut milk, you can never go wrong, right? Do you make any other dishes with lentil besides curries? I’m always looking for more.
There are all kinds of snowflakes, but yes, they do look like the movies : )
Here are all my lentil recipes! https://www.katheats.com/tag/lentils
Soup sounds very tasty, then I like almost anything with lentils!
This soup recipe looks amazing – I love soups with a coconut milk base! I’m definitely bookmarking this to try. 🙂
It was snowing like crazy on my way to work today- but it was too late to delay or close school. Not fun to drive in!
I do love a snow day though (or at least a delay) and am hoping for a few later in the month (and next month!)
Lentils are the perfect winter ingredient!
Happy New Year!
Soup sounds great for the cold winter days!
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I eat lentils as often as I can as they are high in iron which is great for vegetarians!
We had some flakes this morning and I was super excited! And I live in the Northeast! This mild winter has made it that any show of snow is super exciting! Not enough for a snowday unfortunately but oh well 🙁
I love, love, love lentils in any form!
Trying to add more protein into my diet — I’ll have to try this recipe!
A thick, pureed soup sounds perfect right about now! I started feeling under the weather yesterday and my symptoms got worse throughout the night- I think I have bronchitis [going to the doc later this afternoon] 😕
I love lentil soup! I love your recipe idea, too. I’ve been getting tired of the same ol’ carrots, onions, and tomatoes. 😉
This soup looks really good and super easy! Thanks for sharing!
I just printed your recipe, I can’t wait to try it! Do you add the lentils dry or do they need to be cooked prior to adding them? It looks like they go in dry but I just wanted to double check.
Add em dry!
Made this for dinner tonight. It was delicious! We went with the blended version. I also used white potatoes instead of sweet potato, as I had them already, and it was very good. The Siriacha hot sauce absolutely made this dish! I never would’ve thought to put that on it. The ginger flavor comes through and the whole house smelled wonderful. Thanks so much!
I looked at the recipe, through the post and through the comments… (linked here from your pregnancy announcement – Congrats!) because I HAD to figure out what the little red things on top were. Goji berries? Help!
Ahhh carol, you’re torturing me making me look at that soup again!!
It’s sriracha hot sauce!
LOL Sorry!!!! I just *had* to know! I’ll send some ginger candy your way 😉