Eating more anti-inflammatory foods is a game-changer when it comes to reducing PMS and having an easier period. This recipe is a spin on another (shocker) Erewhon recipe, with a few additional ingredients to make it a super nourishing soup for your luteal phase. It's got a touch of spice (which is actually cooling for the body), but we're prioritizing warming spices like ginger, garlic, and cinnamon.
Ingredients:
Makes about 5 servings
- 3 c vegetable broth
- 1 13 oz can full fat coconut milk
- 1 13 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 2 c red lentils
- 1 sweet potato
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 4-6 cloves garlic
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tbsp paprika
- dash of cinnamon
- salt and pepper
- olive oil
- cilantro (for garnish)
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. In the meantime, chop onion, mince garlic, and peel then chop sweet potato.
- Add onion to the pot and sauté for 2 minutes. Then add garlic, freshly grated ginger, curry powder, paprika, and cinnamon and sauté for another minute.
- Add sweet potato, lentils, broth, coconut milk, tomatoes, and lime juice. Bring to a boil on high heat, then decrease heat to medium low, cover, and let simmer for 15 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper, and garnish with cilantro.
If you wanted to make this soup even heartier, feel free to let everything simmer for 5-10 minutes more. This will make the lentils expand a bit more and even softer. Lentils are incredibly high in protein, so you may feel satisfied with just the soup, but if you need a bit more protein, a side salad with chicken or fish would do the trick. Enjoy! 🫶