Lentil Soup with Turmeric and Lemon

Name: Lentil Soup with Turmeric and Lemon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1/2 cup raw cashews (75g) or sunflower seeds (56g); 4 1/2 cups (1,080g) low-sodium vegetable broth; 1 cup (160g) finely diced yellow onion; 5 large garlic cloves (15g), minced; 1 heaping cup (150g)1/4-inch sliced carrots; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp ground turmeric; 1 1/4 tsp fine sea salt, plus more to taste; 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste; 1 1/2 cups (280g) green lentils, rinsed; 2 tsp maple syrup or agave syrup; 2 tbsp (30g) fresh lemon juice, plus more (optional); 4 large handfuls of fresh spinach (80g); Lemon slices (optional), for garnish

5 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

From Vegan Wholesome

Updated at: Fri, 29 May 2026 22:21:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories417 kcal (21%)

Total Fat10.1 g (14%)

Carbs61.9 g (24%)

Sugars11.3 g (13%)

Protein25.5 g (51%)

Sodium924.6 mg (46%)

Fiber24.9 g (89%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

½ cupraw cashews

or sunflower seeds

1080glow-sodium vegetable broth

1 cupyellow onion

150gcarrots

2 tspgarlic powder

2 tsponion powder

1 tspground ginger

½ tspground turmeric

1 ¼ tspfine sea salt

plus more to taste

¼ tspblack pepper

freshly ground, plus more to taste

280ggreen lentils

rinsed

2 tspmaple syrup

or agave syrup

30gfresh lemon juice

plus more, optional

80gfresh spinach

Lemon

optional, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Soak cashews in hot water for 20 minutes, drain. Add to personal blender with 1 cup water and blend until creamy and set aside for Step 4.

Step 2

Water saute onions until softened, 3-5 minutes. Add carrots and cook for another 5 minutes or so. Add spices and stir to coat veggies and "bloom" spices.

Step 3

Add lentils, broth and maple syrup and simmer for 20 minutes or so, partially covered.

Step 4

Add cashew cream, lemon juice and spinach and cook another 5 minutes for spinach to wilt.

Step 5

Add salt & pepper as needed.