
Vegan Lentil Curry, Soul Calming Bowl (DF, SF, GF, Vegan)
Comfortably serves a party of 6, and still leaves leftovers!
Ingredients (in order of use):
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Olive oil
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2 zucchini squash (small to medium sized)
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2 yellow squash (small to medium sized)
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2 cloves of garlic, minced (also equivalent to 2 ½ teaspoons bottled minced garlic)
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1 yellow onion
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3 cans of organic diced and peeled tomatoes
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1 ¼ cup coconut milk (if you are concerned about saturated fat, you can substitute this for about a cup almond milk and a dollop almond yogurt to achieve the same creaminess. I’ve done it before and it comes out the slightest bit thinner but a lot lighter in calorie and fat! However, you do lose a lot of the coconut taste that is meant to compliment the curry, so be wary of this.)
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1 ½ teaspoons Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste (if this is inaccessible, you can use 3/4 teaspoon of curry powder. Be sure to top off when dish is fished too if you use powder vs. paste!)
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4 ½ cups of UNCOOKED lentil rotini (you can really use any kind, I like that the lentil pasta offers a GF plant based protein).
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½ cup of frozen peas
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1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
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Generous handful of organic spinach
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½ cup grape tomatoes, cut in half
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To taste: salt, pepper, herbs of your choice
Instructions:
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Heat some organic olive oil in a large pot. I’m talking LARGE. This gone be a stew, my dudes.
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Prepare the vegetables: slice the onion, cut the zucchini and squash a quarter inch thick and again cut in half.
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Sauté the onion for about 3 minutes until almost translucent. Then add the garlic, the zucchini and squash. Cook until zucchini begin to soften.
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Add the remaining ingredients except for the cherry tomatoes and spinach (i.e. add canned tomatoes, coconut milk, curry paste, uncooked lentil pasta, frozen peas, lemon juice). Bring your pot to a calm boil to cook the lentil rotini. Careful to stir often as to not burn the bottom.
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Once pasta is nearly finished, add the spinach and grape tomatoes. Heat until spinach is softened.
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Enjoy! The pot should have a chili like consistency and you’re ready for a heart warming meal.

