Sweet Potato .. Red Lentil Soup
Recipe adapted by B.Hettig from "The healing Power of Food".
Besides that it is ...........DARN GOOD and VERY TASTY.
This is a rich, colorful, sweet-punget soup that has all the glory of gold. It approximates split pea soup with a sweet, gingery taste reward.
Red lentils..................2. cups ......sorted
onion, yellow..............2.. cups......(2 medium) , or use white onion
vegetable oil...............2.. tsp.
sweet potatoes...........2 cups........1 large pealed, 1/2 in cubes
fresh ginger................2..tsp......... grated
sea salt.....................2.. tsp............or to taste
water.........................6.. cups
parsley......................1/2 cup.....minced
In a soup pot , saute the onions in the oil until transparent, about 3 minutes. Add the lentils, ginger, sweet potato and water.
Cook for about 20 minutes until the lentils and sweet potatoes are soft. Then season with the salt ... to taste. If you want more ginger then use some fresh ginger and squeeze the juice into the pot.
If you want it a smoother texture then take some and put it in the blender. A velvety milkshake quality is just right.
If there is any left over and you want to reheat it ...Providing there is any left over............then just add a little water to it to maintain a velvety consistency ---- which is great ---- and enjoy.
Chuck.
Recipe adapted by B.Hettig from "The healing Power of Food".
Besides that it is ...........DARN GOOD and VERY TASTY.
This is a rich, colorful, sweet-punget soup that has all the glory of gold. It approximates split pea soup with a sweet, gingery taste reward.
Red lentils..................2. cups ......sorted
onion, yellow..............2.. cups......(2 medium) , or use white onion
vegetable oil...............2.. tsp.
sweet potatoes...........2 cups........1 large pealed, 1/2 in cubes
fresh ginger................2..tsp......... grated
sea salt.....................2.. tsp............or to taste
water.........................6.. cups
parsley......................1/2 cup.....minced
In a soup pot , saute the onions in the oil until transparent, about 3 minutes. Add the lentils, ginger, sweet potato and water.
Cook for about 20 minutes until the lentils and sweet potatoes are soft. Then season with the salt ... to taste. If you want more ginger then use some fresh ginger and squeeze the juice into the pot.
If you want it a smoother texture then take some and put it in the blender. A velvety milkshake quality is just right.
If there is any left over and you want to reheat it ...Providing there is any left over............then just add a little water to it to maintain a velvety consistency ---- which is great ---- and enjoy.
Chuck.