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Red Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

Sweet Potato Lentil Soup is so easy to make. Whether for yourself or entertaining I promise this is a delicious recipe that is so nutritious.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup red lentils
  • 5 cups water or vegetable broth ( Try Pacific Brand)
  • 3 large carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 medium onion or leek, chopped
  • 1 large or 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 inch fresh ginger, grated
  • olive oil

Directions

  1. Wash and drain lentils
  2. In a soup pot with a little olive oil saute onion or leek for a few minutes. Add in sweet potato, carrots and ginger and saute for another minute.
  3. Add in lentils and water or stock and salt.
  4. Bring to a boil for a few minutes and then simmer on medium for 20 minutes or until sweet potato is soft
  5. Puree in blender or with a hand held blender until smooth

Original Recipe by Shirley Plantsoup

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Shirley Plant

About Shirley

I'm Shirley Plant, nutritionist and cookbook author. My passion is helping you figure out which foods fuel your body and which ones deplete it.

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Appearances By Shirley

  • CTV News
  • Rogers TV
  • FoodNetwork.ca
  • The Eat Real Food Health Summit
  • Menopause Wellness Summit
  • The Parenting TeleSummit

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Finally... Food I Can Eat!

Finally... Food I Can Eat!

A dietary guide and cookbook featuring tasty non vegetarian and vegetarian recipes for people with food allergies and intolerances. Recipes free of gluten, dairy, eggs, corn, wheat, nightshades, sugar and yeast.

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Paleo recipes for breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, and dessert. Recipes free of grains, legumes, dairy, refined sugar, eggs and almonds. Plus, chapters on the mind body connection by Dr. Eva Selhub M.D and healing your body from chronic illness with Dr. Terry Wahls. M.D.

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