Immune Boosting Soup

Looking for a warm soup recipe for a cold day? We’ve teamed up with Liz at  IHeartVegetables to bring you this delicious soup recipe that’s packed with immune-boosting ingredients like red lentils, sweet potatoes, and chickpeas! 

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 large sweet potato, (about 1/2 lb) diced into 1/2” cubes
• 1 15oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup red lentils, uncooked and rinsed
• 5 cups vegetable broth
• 1/2 cup kale, destemmed and torn into 1″ pieces
• Salt to taste

Ingredients

1. In a large pot or dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat for 1 minute.
2. Add the onion and cook over medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add the garlic and ginger and continue to cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
4. Add the turmeric and paprika and continue to cook for 1 minute.
5. Add the lemon juice, sweet potatoes, chickpeas, red lentils, and vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
6. Once the soup begins to boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the sweet potato is soft.
7. Add kale and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes until the kale has softened and wilted slightly.
8. Season with salt to taste.