Curried lentil, tomato and coconut soup from Essential Ottolenghi: A Collection (page 52) by Yotam Ottolenghi

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  • Eat Your Books

    Can substitute sunflower oil for coconut oil.

  • Ro_ on January 27, 2020

    Absolutely delicious. A lovely texture, and great balance of flavours with the creaminess of the coconut milk, earthiness of the curry and lentils, and zing of the coriander and lime wedges (he suggests the latter in the blurb but not in the method/ingredients, but I highly recommend squeezing on at the end).

  • averythingcooks on December 07, 2019

    Well yes.....this is lovely. I made it pretty much as written except I used broth and needed extra to blend it very smooth (which is how I like lentil soup) before I stirred in the full amount of coconut milk.

  • Nossovitzky on May 19, 2019

    Really delicious! A big hit at our house and easy to make with pantry ingredients. I don't add the coconut on top and it doesn't lose anything. I think the main flavour comes from the curry powder so use one you like. I usually add more salt and more chilli (fresh or dried).

  • JJ2018 on April 28, 2019

    Huge hit for us. Really easy to make and a super tasty delicious soup. Can see this being a winter favourite

  • stockholm28 on April 07, 2019

    Delicious and very easy. This will be repeated.

  • jackiecat on March 21, 2019

    https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/curried-lentil-tomato-and-coconut-soup

  • kari500 on March 21, 2019

    Best lentil soup I've ever had, and I love lentil soup. I had everything but the cilantro, so I subbed green onions and it was so good that I will do that from now on. Easy and delicious, and yes, add the lime.

  • raybun on March 04, 2019

    Absolutely fantastic, best lentil soup I’ve ever tasted. I used brown lentils as that’s what I had. Even the fussy 11yr old enjoyed it once it had been in the blender, so 5 stars!

  • L.Nightshade on February 14, 2019

    Only brown lentils were available here, so that’s what I used. Cooking took a bit longer than specified, but other than that it worked out well. I used my own curry blend, which was probably a bit hotter than called for, so the soup had a definite kick. I also served it with the limes as suggested in the headnote. My coconut milk was oddly thin, which was fine for stirring into the soup, but didn’t work well for the swirl on top. I enjoyed this soup quite a bit, it was homey and comforting, as a lentil soup should be, but with a little extra pop of heat. I didn’t add any additional salt, left that option for the table, but I did think the lime is a critical part of the finished dish.

  • pistachiopeas on February 09, 2019

    Really loved this. I added 1 tsp more of salt, and also lightly salted my onions at the beginning. Used Vadouvan curry & a bit more ginger than called for. We all really enjoyed this!

  • westminstr on February 05, 2019

    Made on Feb. 2018 w a combo of red and french lentils bc I didn't have enough red. Had to add some extra water and cook longer to compensate for that. Eyeballed the ginger and had to add extra salt. This was really good; we liked it a lot!

  • MelMM on February 04, 2019

    2-1-2019 This smelled great cooking, and was quite tasty. When I tasted to adjust the seasonings, I found it to be lacking in salt, and added quite a bit more. I also felt it could use some acid, so added the juice of half a lemon. With those adjustments, it was a pleasant meal.

  • grindabod on January 29, 2019

    This is a delicious and warming soup, super easy, and it basically only uses storecupboard ingredients.

  • FJT on November 26, 2018

    Really simple to make and great comfort food on a cold day. I added about two thirds of the water in the recipe and would probably add less next time.

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