Comforting Vegan Lentil Soup

Comforting Vegan Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 each onion, carrot and celery diced
• 5 mushrooms sliced
• 2 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
• 1/4 tsp each ground pepper and turmeric
• 2 – 3 tbsp curry powder
• 4 Roma tomatoes seeded and diced
• 1 cup dried lentils (green or red)
• 5 cups mushroom broth plus 1 1/4 cups water mixed in
• 1 cup almond milk
• 2 small sweet potatoes peeled and cubed (1 inch)
• 1 handful chopped fresh spinach (approx 1 1/2 cups)

Instructions

• In a large stock pot heat oil on medium heat then add onion, carrot, celery and mushrooms and sauté for about 10 minutes until veggies are tender.
• Add garlic, ginger, turmeric and curry and further sauté another minute.
• Now add your tomatoes, lentils, mushroom stock with water and almond milk and bring to boil over high heat, then reduce to a low boil over a low heat for 10 minutes.
• Add sweet potatoes and boil on low for another 15 – 20 minutes until potatoes are tender, then add spinach and stir.
• Now give a taste, you may wish to add some salt.  I usually find the mushroom stock has enough to carry the soup.

Now all that’s left is to serve and enjoy!