Best 7 Curried Lentil Soup With Spinach Recipes

CURRIED SPINACH & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and fry for 8 mins until soft and translucent. Stir in half the garlic, the chilli, cumin and curry powder and cook for 1 min more. Add the lentils and stock, then cover and simmer for 30 mins over a medium-low heat.
• Put the coriander, remaining oil and garlic, the cashews and lemon zest in a food processor and blitz with 1-2 tbsp water until semi-smooth. Spoon the chutney into a bowl and set aside.
• Stir the spinach into the soup and cook for 5 mins, or until wilted. Tip half the soup into a blender and blitz until smooth, then return this to the pan. Stir through lemon juice to taste.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and top with generous dollops of the cashew chutney.

SLOW COOKER CURRIED LENTIL SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat. Sauté onion, ginger, and garlic until translucent, about 1 minute.
• Add lentils; stir to slightly toast them, about 1 minute. Turn off the heat, but don't remove the pan from the heat. Stir in wine and scrape the goodies from the bottom and the sides of the pan.
• Transfer the onion mixture to a slow cooker and add all remaining ingredients except the spinach, cilantro, and yogurt. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours.
• 10 minutes before end of cooking, add spinach and let it cook until wilted.
• Stir in cilantro and serve with a spoonful of plain yogurt.

RED CURRY LENTILS WITH SWEET POTATOES AND SPINACH

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or pot, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high. Add the sweet potatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned all over, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer the browned sweet potatoes to a plate and set aside.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pot and set the heat to medium-low. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the curry paste, garlic, ginger, chile and turmeric, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the lentils, stock, salt and browned sweet potatoes to the pot and bring to a boil over high. Lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are just tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has reduced and the lentils are creamy and falling apart, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add the spinach and stir until just wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the lime juice and season with salt to taste.
• Divide among shallow bowls and top with cilantro and coconut flakes, if using.

CURRIED SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Place the potato in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender. Drain, and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan or soup pot. Add the green onions, and cook until tender. Stir in the cooked potatoes, then gradually mix in the spinach, stirring after each addition until spinach is limp. Transfer the mixture to a food processor or blender, and puree until smooth.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in the same pan, and whisk in the flour and curry powder. Gradually whisk in broth so that no lumps form. Return the spinach mixture to the pan, stirring to blend, along with the lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Place sour cream in a medium bowl. Ladle about 1 cup of the hot soup into the sour cream, and mix until well blended. Stir this back into the pot of soup. Heat through, but do not allow to boil. Serve immediately.

CURRIED LENTIL AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy pot and sooknext four ingredients until golden, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in all spices and add water and lentils.
• Reduce heat and cook until lentils are tender, about 25 minutes.
• Add the spinach and cilantro and cook until wilted, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve topped with a spoonful of yogurt.

CURRIED RED LENTIL AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a soup pot. Add the onion and saute over medium heat until golden.
• Add the lentils and 6 cups water and bring to a simmer. Stir in curry powder, cover, and simmer very gently for 35 to 40 minutes.
• When the lentils are mushy, stir in the spinach and check the consistency. If the soup is too thick, add about 1/4 cup water. Season with salt and additional curry powder, if desired.
• Simmer for another 5 minutes. If time allows, let the soup stand off the heat for an hour or so to develop flavor. Heat through as needed before serving.

CURRIED LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, warm olive oil.
• Add onion, celery, carrot, garlic, and bay leaf. Saute until softened (about 5 minutes).
• Add tomatoes with juice, curry powder, lentils, and beef stock.
• Bring to a simmer. Cover partially and cook over medium-low heat until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally (about 30 minutes).
• Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir to mix well.
• Place spinach leaves into individual serving bowls.
• To serve, ladle soup into bowls with spinach.