Pack in the nutrients and the flavour with our curried spinach and lentil soup. It's full of iron and vitamin C and is served with a cashew chutney topping
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
- ΒΌ tsp hot chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp medium curry powder
- 160g dried brown lentils
- 1.2l low-salt veg stock
- large bunch coriander
- 30g unsalted cashew nuts, toasted
- 2 lemons, zested and juiced
- 500g spinach
Method
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Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and fry for 8 mins until soft and translucent. Stir in half the garlic, the chilli, cumin and curry powder and cook for 1 min more. Add the lentils and stock, then cover and simmer for 30 mins over a medium-low heat.
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Put the coriander, remaining oil and garlic, the cashews and lemon zest in a food processor and blitz with 1-2 tbsp water until semi-smooth. Spoon the chutney into a bowl and set aside.
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Stir the spinach into the soup and cook for 5 mins, or until wilted. Tip half the soup into a blender and blitz until smooth, then return this to the pan. Stir through lemon juice to taste.
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Ladle the soup into bowls and top with generous dollops of the cashew chutney.