I woke up with an upset belly this morning. I thought I might have been pregnant picked up a bug when my digestive system was acting a bit strange a week or so ago, but then my period started so I blamed it on the prostaglandins… until this morning when the pain and discomfort came back with a vengeance.
I couldn’t eat breakfast or lunch, but by dinner I was pretty hungry. What to make for dinner with only two tomatoes, and a lime left in the fridge before we go away tomorrow…? Oh and half a sweet potato hiding in the back.
This soup tastes completely different to the last
And I know that they say you can simply use split red lentils without soaking and cooking them first, and sometimes I do, but I was in no mood to make my symptoms any worse so prepared the lentils the way I would any other dried pulse.
I don’t know if its the brand or if its just that they were old (oops, best before last February) but I’m really glad I did.
LOADs of foul smelling scum came off the top of the pot when I cooked them. Better not to give that to my poor digestive system to deal with.
Sweet Potato and Cumin Lentil Soup
Course: Lunch, Dinner2
servings30
minutes40
minutesA comforting soup made with sweet potato, lentils, and warming cumin. Packed with plant-based protein, iron, and antioxidants to support fertility and overall wellbeing.
Ingredients
Cumin seeds
Onion
Sweet Potato
Tomato
Chicken stock
Washed and soaked split red lentils
Lime
Fresh basil to garnish
Directions
- Boil some water and plunge the tomatoes into the boiling water. Â
- Skin (peel?) and roughly chop tomatoes.
- Heat soup pot over a medium flame and toast the cumin seeds. Â
- Add finely chopped onion, peeled and chopped sweet potato and tomatoes. Â
- Allow to sweat for a few minutes.
- Add chicken stock and red lentils and simmer until sweet potato is soft ~20 minutes. Â
- Blend with a stick blender. Â
- Ladle into bowls. Â
- Squeeze over lime juice and sprinkle with basil.