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Two soup bowls filled with orange butternut squash soup topped with shredded leaf garnishes and a spoon.

Anti-Inflammatory Butternut Squash and Lentil Soup


  • Author: Anna Franklin

Description

Give your body a healthy dose of creamy butternut squash and hearty lentils.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 large butternut squash
  • 1 thumb sized piece of fresh turmeric from
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 thumb size piece of fresh ginger
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 qt vegetable stock, homemade or store bought
  • 1 medium sized carrot
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup dried red lentils
  • Fresh thyme for garnish

Instructions

  1. Peel, seed and dice butternut squash.
  2. Peel turmeric and ginger and cut into 1 inch pieces. Dice onion and carrot. No need to cut anything too small, everything is getting blended up.
  3. In a large soup pot, add all your prepared vegetables and cover with vegetable stock. Simmer for 1-2 hours or until all of the vegetables are completely tender.
  4. Using a stick blender, pulse together the soup until it is completely smooth.
  5. Add dried lentils and simmer for about half an hour, or until the lentils are completely tender.
  6. Stir in 1 can coconut milk.
  7. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Garnish with cracked pepper and fresh thyme leaves.