Sweet potato and red lentil soup is a delicious and easy recipe. This healthy vegan and gluten free soup is a perfect filler that never fails to please.
Folks, this healthy sweet potato and red lentil soup is a simple soup to prepare.
What's more it's really easy to consume as its just so tasty!
It's perfect for families as the recipe makes 6 portions and any leftovers can easily be frozen.
Plus being thick, naturally creamy and deliciously sweet, this lentil and sweet potato soup is sure to be a dinner table winner!
It's the sweet potatoes that when blended give this lentil soup recipe its natural creamyness.
Those sweet potatoes are also a rich source of fibre and contain a whole selection of essential vitamins and minerals. Helping to ensure you are well on your way to your 5 a day!
I love cooking with all kinds of lentils. Red, green and brown.
In the case of this sweet potato lentil soup I've used red lentils, which means the recipe cooks quicker.
Both sweet potatoes and red lentils are relatively inexpensive ingredients so this sweet potato red lentil soup makes an excellent budget soup recipe!
There's also turmeric in this red lentil soup recipe.
Turmeric has received a lot of coverage in the news and press recently with studies showing anti cancer effects.
Obviously a lot more research needs to be done here but these early signs certainly seem promising!
Nevertheless the dose of healthy protein you get from the lentils and chillies are sure to help protect against those horrible winter colds too!
Why This Sweet Potato and Red Lentil Soup Is Good For You!
- There's a whopping 485% of your recommended daily vitamin A here. Essential for keeping all your vital organs in working order!
- There are only 309 calories per serving of this healthy red lentil soup. Just 15% of calorie intake on a 2000 calorie per day diet.
- The fat content of this soup is just 2g. That's only 3% of your daily recommended.
- This is a low calorie red lentil soup so it's great if you're on a weightloss plan!
- It’s also vegan, vegetarian, gluten free and dairy free.
For this Sweet Potato and Red Lentil Soup you many need……
I used my amazing Optimum VAC2 Air Vacuum Blender to puree the soup.
Just look how smooth this blender makes soup!
There are no bits of veg floating about in it. It’s just pure creamy natural deliciousness.
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Other Popular Soup Recipes You Might Also Like
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You might also want to check out my other popular sweet potato soup recipes:-
- Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup - delicious and simple to make. Vegan and gluten free. Low calorie and filling too. Dairy free, it’s a soup that gives you a warming hug just when you need it most!
- Leek Sweet Potato and Rosemary Soup - this soup is addictive! The combination of flavours marinates together perfectly creating such a delicious creamy comfort soup. It’s really simple and quick to make too, in less than one hour!
- Easy Scottish lentil soup is the authentic healthy red lentil soup from Scotland. This simple soup is filling, comforting and perfect for cold weather days!
- Vegan sweet potato and butternut squash soup is easy to make, naturally sweet and made with creamy delicious coconut milk. It’s a perfect comfort soup!
- Roasted spicy butternut squash soup is just the perfect soup for colder days. It's easy to make and takes only one hour too!
Make sure you watch the short video I made to show you how to make this delicious sweet potato and red lentil soup. It shows you how easy it really is!
Sweet Potato and Red Lentil Soup Recipe
This is a filling red lentil soup. It's great at any time of the year and makes a satisfying lunch or weeknight dinner.
It's particularly welcoming on a cold winters night.
There's a lovely hint of heat from the chilli powder. If it's too little or too much feel free to vary the amount to your own personal taste.
Feel free to change up this red lentil and sweet potato soup to make it your own!
For example the lentils could be exchanged for chickpeas. You can experiment with different spices too.
I recommend pairing this soup with a slice of wholemeal bread. Perfect for dunking and wiping up the last few drops!
You can store any leftover portions of this sweet potato soup in an airtight container in your fridge.
If you're freezing this soup wait until it cools first before dividing it into individual containers.
You can reheat this soup in your microwave or in a saucepan on your stove.
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Sweet Potato and Red Lentil Soup Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 1 kg sweet potatoes peeled and diced
- 1.5 L vegetable stock
- 210 g red split lentils
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½ teaspoon mild chilli powder
- Freshly ground salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon coriander chopped
Instructions
- Gently heat the oil in a large soup pot and add the diced onion to soften it, stirring occasionally for about 4 – 5 minutes. Then add the diced potatoes and continue to stir for a further 3 – 4 minutes.
- Add the vegetable stock, lentils, ground turmeric and mild chilli powder.
- Stir well, bring to the boil and turn down to simmer gently for 20 –25 minutes until all the mixture is completely softened. Remove from the heat.
- When the soup has cooled a little, blitz it in a blender / food processor and return to the pan, season to taste, garnish with the chopped coriander and then serve.
mimi rippee
This is really lovely. I'm not sure I've ever used this combination, but I'm not sure why! We're big lentil fans here, and red lentils puree so well. Thanks!
Neil
Thanks Mimi. Red lentils are one of my most favourite soup recipe ingredients!
Ron
Nice looking soup. I bet the lentils thicken the soup nicely as well as provide more flavor. This will be made very soon. Might try it in my pressure cooker. Thanks for sharing Neil.
Neil
I think this would be a lovely soup to make in your pressure cooker Ron. That's a great idea. Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
David @ Spiced
I love thicker soups, and this one looks excellent, Neil! I really should use lentils more often. I don't know why, but they're just rarely on my radar. I'm traveling this week, and I definitely need to go to some low-calorie options when I get back home. (You know how it is when you travel...) This soup might just be the perfect answer for next week...plus, it's going to be cold back home! Soup season!
Neil
Thanks David. Yes this soup will soon have you back in shape after your weeks travelling. It's fun to let go every now and then though isn't it? 🙂
GiGi Eats
I'd go light on the liquid for this one personally because I love thick soups/mashes best!! This combo sounds delicious! 🙂
Neil
Thanks GiGi. As we say in Scotland "this one will stick to your bones". 🙂
Choclette
Love lentil soup and I've recently found sweet potato soup is pretty good too. So the two combined together have got to be special. Certainly looks that way 😀
Neil
Thanks Choclette. Yes when you combine those lentils and sweet potatoes it's an amazing hearty combination. Very filling! 😀
Julie Fox
Making it now! Just love a home made, low cal yet filling soup....will let you know how it turns out!
Neil
Great, I look forward to hearing. And please rate the recipe 5*! 😉
Marg
Fabulous recipe, thanks for sharing
Neil
Thanks so much for the 5* rating. I'm so glad you liked it. 😀
Di-Di | The Foxy Flexitarian
Oh My! Sweet potato + chili + turmeric is a match made in heaven. I've never thought of using lentils in a sweet potato soup. Thank you so much, Neil. I've included your wonderful recipe in a mini recipe roundup for flexitarians.
Neil
Thanks so much for including my recipe in your mini recipe roundup! I love it! 🙂
Jan
Made this soup this morning . It is absolutely delicious! Perfect for this way too early delivery of snow and cold.
The house smells l divine. Can’t wait to enjoy a bowl for lunch. Followed instructions exactly as written and would not change a thing.
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Neil
So glad you enjoyed my soup Jan! It's cold outside here in Scotland and I think I'll be due to make another batch of this for my freezer again soon too! 😀
Yvonne
Great soup, thank you! Absolutely love a good soup recipe! Of course, I added 2 garlic cloves, diced, in just after the onion, because everything is better with garlic! 🙂
Neil
Glad you liked it Yvonne. Great idea to add in garlic too. Yum! Thanks for taking the time to make, rate and comment on my recipe. 🙂
Tania Louise Pickford
Have made this a few times now, and absolutely love it! My 84 year old mum loves it, and so does my 2 year old grandson. Can't wait for my lunch!
Neil
Yay! So glad you like it Tania. If your weather is anything like ours here today, a bowl of this soup will be perfect right now! Thanks for taking the time to make, rate and comment on my recipe. 🙂