Hello :wub:
I made it back from my meetings to have a quick lunch of leftovers today! I decided to eat outdoors…but I had to bundle up as it was still chilly!
I had a bowl of leftover Delicious vegan Chili from last night.
Along with Mary’s Crackers and Red Pepper Hummus.
Buzzzz.
For dinner, I made Coconut Red Lentil Soup that I have been meaning to try for a while by Heidi Swanson. When I saw it on Jenna’s blog recently, I knew I had to finally make it. I had great success with Heidi’s Red Lentil Soup (see my version here), so I had a feeling this one would be great too.
Coconut Red Lentil Soup
Adapted from 101 Cookbooks.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup yellow split peas (I didn’t have any so I simply doubled the lentils)
- 1 cup red split lentils (I used green lentils)
- 7 cups water
- 1 medium carrot, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh peeled and minced ginger
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 8 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup golden raisins (I used regular sultana raisins)
- 1/3 cup tomato paste
- 1 14-ounce can coconut milk
- 2 teaspoons fine grain sea salt
- one small handful cilantro, chopped (I didn’t have any)
For the directions and original ingredients, please visit the original recipe’s page.
As I mentioned above, I doubled the lentils since I didn’t have any split peas. However the peas were sorely missed! The soup was lacking some texture that I am sure the split peas would have added that little bit of crispness to it.
I set aside some of the onion, but of course I forgot to sprinkle them on the soup when it came time to eat!
That was an awkward one handed picture. ;)
It has been so long since I have had raisins! They are addicting. Next time I would double the raisins as I loved them so much in the soup!
Toasted curry powder. I think I need to upgrade my curry powder because this is no name stuff and it is not the best. Any curry connoisseurs out there?
As you can see it REALLY thickened up! I would be more inclined to call this a stew as it was so thick. It would be wonderful over a thick chunk of toasted bread.
I loved it!
I think this is the type of dish that will be much better the next day so I am excited for tomorrow to see how it compares. Tons of protein too.
Now you can watch a video of all three of my meals today! :) I switched back to You Tube after not having success with Bliptv last night. You will have to take into consideration that You Tube doesn’t let me use my own music so I have to pick from a sad selection!
Updates:
- Nut Butter Parsnip Fries spotting #1 and #2!
- Banana soft serve Vegan Overnight Oats spotting
See you tomorrow morning…I will be talking about a troubling running discovery I made tonight.
Goodnight!
I can’t believe how cold it is up in Canada! The weather must shift alot (maybe?) because Calgarians are saying it’s semi-warm! Looks like you had another day of gorgeous eats:)
I just bought lentils, so you can bet I am going to make this one day in the next 2 weeks. I would never ever think to add raisins to soup so I can’t wait to try. I love the video too! How good are Mary’s crack and hummus…mmm my fav snack!
That soup looks amazing! I rediscovered my love of lentils tonight, so I definetly need to try this :D
im so fixated on the curry powder midway in the air. weeeee hehe.
LOOKS Yummy girlie!
It is pretty cold here today, too. it feels like winter!
One handed shots can get so awkward and hard to do, but you did a great job with them :)
Have you ever heard of CreativeCommons.org? They have a bunch of music that is all licensed to be shared. I’m not sure if maybe that would work under the YouTube guidelines?
Maybe I need to give that soup recipe another try. It didn’t come out very well when I tried to make it, yet so many other people seem to really like it. I did make your spelt veggie burgers tonight which were great!
You can do no wrong in the kitchen Angela. Wow.
Love the layout too. So nice.
This looks delicious – I’ve been looking for a yummy lentil recipe to try! As for curry powder, try Sharwood’s. It’s an English brand that is definitely a step up from no-name/generic curry – I like the hot variety the best. Out here in the west I get it at Save-On/Overwaitea, but I think I remember seeing it at Zehr’s when I lived in ON.
I lOVE the pictures on your blog. what kind of camera do you use?
It is a Canon 30D SLR :)
I love a nice thick soup. Yours looks FAB! I could totally imagine myself dunking a chunk of warm crusty bread into it……mmmmmmmm
Raisins are SO addicting! I’m honestly afraid around them because I could eat them until my belly fells sick!
Mmm, that soup is right up my alley. I plan on definitely trying it at some point.
Ah! Sorry I am so behind, but this new layout and header is GORGEOUS! I adore it! So fresh and modern.
I hope it warms up for you soon! It’s been in the 60s (*F) here and I thought that was chilly!
I’m absolutely in love with your photographs- look like the RAW format isn’t holding you back in the least bit! :)
Thank you for posting this recipe, I was planning on looking it up this evening! I have seen many people in the blog world use this recipe and with our weather in the great state of Washington something warm and yummy just seemed the thing to make. I am planning on doing the prep in the morning and placing everything in the crockpot do you think the lentils will hold up ok?
I love your new site! It feels much cleaner and simpler. It’s radiant like you! And your photos are looking lovely, maybe even better in the raw format.
I love lentil soup and I love the addition of raisins.
I made that lentil soup last week…it is so good…had it for lunch everyday…working on variety. A big pot of soup is great to make on Monday for leftovers.