Smoked Garlic Lentil Soup
Smoked Garlic Lentil Soup
This soup is deliciously flavored, with warming spices and a whole bulb of smoked garlic. It comes together quickly too, making it a perfect weeknight meal with wholesome ingredients you can feel good about feeding your family.
Think a whole bulb of smoked garlic seems like a lot? Honestly we wouldn’t be good garlic farmers if we didn’t like our garlic; however, the bite of smoked garlic is subdued compared to regular garlic. What you’ll get here is a delightfully mellow, smoky, garlicky flavor that pairs really well with the spices and tomatoes in the soup.
Yield: 4-6
Smoked Garlic Lentil Soup
While the soup hits the spot year round, it's especially warming and delicious in the colder months. Be sure to add this simple, nourishing meal to your repertoire!
Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 35 Min
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 large onion, diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 pinch + 1/2 teaspoon Smoked Garlic Artisanal Salt, or to taste (divided)
- 1 bulb smoked garlic, peeled and minced
- 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 28oz can (or 32oz jar) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 14oz can coconut milk (full fat, not light - see note)
- 3 cups bone broth
- 3/4 cups red lentils, rinsed and drained
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2-3 handfuls of spinach or power greens, roughly chopped
- 1 lime, juiced
Instructions
- Set a large soup pot over medium heat and pour in the oil. Once hot, add onion and a sprinkle of salt. Stir well to combine and sauté for a couple of minutes.
- Add the minced garlic to the pot and stir thoroughly. Sauté for another 2-3 minutes until onion has softened.
- Stir in the spices until fully combined with the onion garlic mixture and cook for about a minute, or until fragrant.
- Pour in the tomatoes, coconut milk, broth, and lentils, along with the remaining salt and desired amount of black pepper. Stir well and increase heat to high.
- Once the soup begins to boil, reduce the heat to medium (maintain a simmer) and cook uncovered for about 20 minutes, or until the lentils are cooked.
- Remove the soup pot from the heat and stir in chopped greens and lime juice.
Notes
- Brands of coconut milk vary greatly in consistency. If the cream has separated from the liquid, we highly recommend dumping the contents of the can into a blender and reincorporating the coconut milk before adding it to the soup. This will ensure you end up with a lovely smooth texture.
- Consider topping individual portions of soup with extra lime juice, cayenne pepper flakes, chopped cilantro and an extra sprinkling of Smoked Garlic Artisanal Salt. Serve with buttered sourdough toast if you like.