Root Vegetable Red Lentil Stew Recipe
Delicious Stew!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 200kcal
Ingredients
- 2 parsnips peeled and chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 2 carrots chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 1 sweet potato chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 4 small red potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoons olive oil coconut oil or ghee
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 1 1- inch piece of fresh ginger peeled and chopped
- 6 cloves of garlic minced
- 3 teaspoons curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 cup red lentils
- 6 cups water
- Half bunch of kale chopped
- Juice of half a lemon or lime
- Fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Prepare all the root vegetables above (peel and chop parsnips, carrots, sweet potato and red potatoes). Set aside in a large bowl.
- Chop the onion, ginger and garlic. In a large pot over medium heat, add the oil and onions and a large pinch of salt. Stir for 5 minutes or so until the onions are translucent.
- Add the chopped ginger, garlic and all of the spices and stir for 30 seconds until everything becomes fragrant.
- Add all the root vegetables to the pot along with the lentils, six cups of water and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt.
- Raise the heat until the soup comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer partially covered for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add more water if stew becomes too thick.
- When the lentils have broken down and the root vegetables are tender, turn off the heat.
- Add the chopped kale to the pot and stir until it wilts. Add the juice of half a lemon or lime and stir.
Notes
Taste the soup and see if it needs more salt. Ladle into bowls and serve with fresh cilantro on top.
Root Vegetable Red Lentil Stew Recipe
Delicious Stew!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 200kcal
Ingredients
- 2 parsnips peeled and chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 2 carrots chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 1 sweet potato chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 4 small red potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoons olive oil coconut oil or ghee
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 1 1- inch piece of fresh ginger peeled and chopped
- 6 cloves of garlic minced
- 3 teaspoons curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 cup red lentils
- 6 cups water
- Half bunch of kale chopped
- Juice of half a lemon or lime
- Fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Prepare all the root vegetables above (peel and chop parsnips, carrots, sweet potato and red potatoes). Set aside in a large bowl.
- Chop the onion, ginger and garlic. In a large pot over medium heat, add the oil and onions and a large pinch of salt. Stir for 5 minutes or so until the onions are translucent.
- Add the chopped ginger, garlic and all of the spices and stir for 30 seconds until everything becomes fragrant.
- Add all the root vegetables to the pot along with the lentils, six cups of water and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt.
- Raise the heat until the soup comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer partially covered for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add more water if stew becomes too thick.
- When the lentils have broken down and the root vegetables are tender, turn off the heat.
- Add the chopped kale to the pot and stir until it wilts. Add the juice of half a lemon or lime and stir.
Notes
Taste the soup and see if it needs more salt. Ladle into bowls and serve with fresh cilantro on top.