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Green Curry Lentils and Pasta
This rich lentil soup is loaded with flavor and texture: coconut milk for creaminess and curry paste for punch, plus tons of spinach and a bit of tiny pasta.
👥 4 Servings👤 Shilpa Uskokovic📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●dutch oven
- ●oven
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil in a medium Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium. Add 1 large carrot, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced into half-moons, 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced, 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped, ¼ cup green curry paste, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt. Cook, stirring and scraping bottom of pot often, until onion is translucent and paste is fragrant, slightly darkened in color, and sticking to pot, 6–⏱️ 8 minutes.
. vegetable oil2 Tbsplarge carrot, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced into half-moons1medium red onion, thinly sliced1. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more1 tsp
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Add two 15-oz. cans lentils, rinsed, one 13.5-oz. can unsweetened coconut milk, and 1 cup water and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally and adjusting heat as needed to maintain a simmer, until carrot is tender, 8–⏱️ 10 minutes.
15-oz. cans lentils, rinsed2large carrot, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced into half-moons1
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Meanwhile, cook 4 oz. ditalini (about 1 cup) in a medium pot of boiling salted water just until very al dente, about ⏱️ 1 minute less than package directions; drain.
. ditalini (about 1 cup)4 oz
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Add 5 oz. baby spinach, ditalini, and remaining one 13.5-oz. can unsweetened coconut milk to pot with lentils and stir well to combine. Cook until soup comes to a boil and spinach is tender and wilted, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice. Taste soup and season with more salt if needed. Ladle into bowls to serve.
. baby spinach5 oz. fresh lime juice2 Tbsp
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