Red Lentil Ginger Soup
This red lentil ginger soup recipe is creamy, hearty, and flavorful - made with fresh vegetables like onions, carrots, ginger, turmeric, and tomatoes. This flavorful soup recipe is a great light lunch or dinner.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 198kcal
Cost: $2
Ingredients
- 1 sweet onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 4 carrots chopped
- 2 inch knob ginger peeled and sliced
- 2 cups red lentils
- 6 cups Vegetable Stock
- 14 ounces Diced Tomatoes with juice
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- sea salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, add the onion, garlic, carrots, ginger, lentils, vegetable stock, diced tomatoes, turmeric, chili flakes, and paprika.
- Stir well and bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer the soup for about 30 minutes until the carrots are cooked through and lentils are creamy.
- Using an immersion or hand blender, puree the soup until it is creamy and well blended.
- Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. Serve hot!
Notes
Serving Suggestions
This soup is great with a thick slice of bread! Try it with our vegan oatmeal bread, our viral Greek yogurt cornbread recipe, or our favorite naan with sour cream!
It's great with a side salad too, like our cucumber salad with mayonnaise recipe or our Thai chickpea salad.
You could also top this soup with some plant-based protein! Try adding our baked tofu with cornstarch or our honey garlic tofu recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 736mg | Potassium: 664mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 5574IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 4mg