Sweet Potato, Carrot, Apple, and Red Lentil Soup

This carrot, apple, sweet potato, and lentil soup seasoned with ginger, cumin, and chili powder is full of flavor — it warms you up on a cold winter day!

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 322 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped
• 3 large carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon paprika
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.5 teaspoon chili powder
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
• 0.5 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
• 0.5 cup red lentils

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add sweet potatoes, carrots, apple, and onion; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in lentils, salt, ginger, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and paprika, then pour in broth. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until lentils and vegetables are soft, about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Purée soup in the pot with an immersion blender until smooth. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook until simmering, about 10 minutes. Add water as needed to thin the soup to your preferred consistency.