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KALE, SWEET POTATO, RED LENTIL AND TOM YUM SOUP
03/11/14 14:13
KALE, SWEET POTATO, RED LENTIL AND TOM YUM SOUP
After the unusually warm autumn it is finally starting to feel much chillier. I noticed myself picking up the pace when walking my dog this morning in an attempt to warm up. I am not complaining, to me cold weather means I can eat lots of gorgeous comforting soups.
This soup is a favourite of mine, I am surprised that it has not made it onto my blog yet. Maybe it because I have never measured anything when cooking it. And I don’t seem to be to consistent when making it either, there seem to be a few variations to this recipe. I have made suggestions below the recipe if you want to try them out. It is so easy to make that it became one of my staples whenI was in college, I would cook it in the morning and take it in a flask for lunch.
This soup is full of flavour, high in protein, comforting and pleasantly spicy. I use a shop bought Tom Yum paste for speed (I have been planning to make my own but somehow nit hasn’t happened yet...). Just make sure you buy one without shrimp paste, I found a shrimp free one in an Asian supermarket). A Thai red curry paste is a good substitute but will not give the soup the same hot and sour undertones.
KALE, SWEET POTATO, RED LENTIL AND TOM YUM SOUP
Serves 4
ingredients
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 large clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 tbs - 2 tbs tom yum paste (or red curry paste)
3 kaffir lime leaves
2 orange flesh sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1cm dice
1 cup of red lentils
5 cups of water (4 cups if using tinned coconut milk)
50g (2oz) coconut cream (or tin of coconut milk)
4 cups of shredded kale
salt and pepper to taste
lime juice to taste
chilli flakes to taste
method
Variations:
Add tomatoes - add 4-5 medium ripe tomatoes or a tin of chopped tomato after adding the tom yum paste, cook for 5-10min to soften, use one less cup of water
Change the greens - instead of kale you can use spinach (no need to cook, just let the spinach wilt in hot soup)
Change the sweet potatoes - use pumpkin or butter nut squash
Make it lower in fat - omit the coconut milk or cream, it will still taste delicious; you can add the above mentioned tomatoes instead
After the unusually warm autumn it is finally starting to feel much chillier. I noticed myself picking up the pace when walking my dog this morning in an attempt to warm up. I am not complaining, to me cold weather means I can eat lots of gorgeous comforting soups.
This soup is a favourite of mine, I am surprised that it has not made it onto my blog yet. Maybe it because I have never measured anything when cooking it. And I don’t seem to be to consistent when making it either, there seem to be a few variations to this recipe. I have made suggestions below the recipe if you want to try them out. It is so easy to make that it became one of my staples whenI was in college, I would cook it in the morning and take it in a flask for lunch.
This soup is full of flavour, high in protein, comforting and pleasantly spicy. I use a shop bought Tom Yum paste for speed (I have been planning to make my own but somehow nit hasn’t happened yet...). Just make sure you buy one without shrimp paste, I found a shrimp free one in an Asian supermarket). A Thai red curry paste is a good substitute but will not give the soup the same hot and sour undertones.
KALE, SWEET POTATO, RED LENTIL AND TOM YUM SOUP
Serves 4
ingredients
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 large clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 tbs - 2 tbs tom yum paste (or red curry paste)
3 kaffir lime leaves
2 orange flesh sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1cm dice
1 cup of red lentils
5 cups of water (4 cups if using tinned coconut milk)
50g (2oz) coconut cream (or tin of coconut milk)
4 cups of shredded kale
salt and pepper to taste
lime juice to taste
chilli flakes to taste
method
- Heat 60ml (1/4 cup) water in a stock pot, add onion and garlic and cook till the onions soften.
- Add the tom yum paste, kaffir lime leaves, sweet potato, lentils and 5 cups of water and coconut cream.
- Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for 20 min or until the lentils and sweet potatoes are tender.
- Next add the shredded kale and cook for further 10min.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with lime juice (I use up to juice of half a lime for my portion) and some crushed chilli flakes.
Variations:
Add tomatoes - add 4-5 medium ripe tomatoes or a tin of chopped tomato after adding the tom yum paste, cook for 5-10min to soften, use one less cup of water
Change the greens - instead of kale you can use spinach (no need to cook, just let the spinach wilt in hot soup)
Change the sweet potatoes - use pumpkin or butter nut squash
Make it lower in fat - omit the coconut milk or cream, it will still taste delicious; you can add the above mentioned tomatoes instead
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