Green Lentil Soup

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Step 1

Combine the 2Tablespoons butter, onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a large soup post over medium heat, stirring regularly, until the onions soften, a couple minutes.

Step 2

Add vegetable broth and lentils and simmer, covered, until the lentils are tender. This usually takes 20 -30 minutes, but can take as long as 50 minutes.

Step 3

In the meantime, warm the 3 Tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and let it brown. When it starts to smell nutty and fragrant, stir in the curry powder and sauté until the spices are fragrant, less than a minute.

Step 4

When the lentils are finished cooking, remove from the heat, stir in the coconut milk and 1/4 teaspoon salt, and puree with an immersion blender. You can leave the soup a bit chunky if you like or puree until it is perfectly smooth.

Step 5

Stir in half of the spiced butter, taste, and add more salt, if needed, typically a couple of teaspoons if you used water instead of a salted both.

Step 6

Serve drizzled with the remaining spice butter and sprinkled with chives.