Fine Vegan dining at home with Viva! Vegan Recipe Club

You'll be able to enjoy absolutely delicious and nutritious meals during Veganuary and beyond with the wonderful recipes from the Viva! Vegan Recipe Club.

Photograph by Rebel Recipes

One of these recipes is their Thai Coconut & Lentil Soup, which they have kindly allowed us to share here:-

Preparation time 10 min, Cook time 35 min, giving you a total time of 45 minutes.

Ingredients

1 onion, finely diced

1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped into bite-sized pieces

3 cloves garlic, finely crushed

1 tbsp coriander seeds

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp chilli powder

2 tbsp vegan Thai red curry paste

300g/1½ cups red lentils

1 x 400ml/14 fl oz tin coconut milk

800ml/3⅓ cups vegan stock

3 tbsp soy sauce (use tamari if gluten-free)

1 stick of lemongrass, bashed with a rolling pin

3 kaffir lime leaves

2 tsp soft brown sugar

Juice of 1 lime

Optional toppings: chilli flakes, crispy onions, croutons, fresh chilli, fresh coriander, sesame seeds, sliced spring onion, Thai basil, toasted seeds, vegan cream or crème fraîche, vegan lardons.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, fry the onion and red pepper until the onion is soft.

Add the garlic and coriander seeds and fry for a further 2 minutes.

Stir through the turmeric and chilli powder and heat for 1 minute.

Add the Thai red curry paste and lentils and stir thoroughly.

Add the coconut milk, stock, soy sauce, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and sugar. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 20 minutes. You might need to add a bit more stock if it gets too thick.

Remove the stick of lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves before transferring the soup to a blender and then blending until smooth.

Return to the pan, add the lime juice and continue to simmer for 2 minutes. Taste the soup and add more sugar, lime juice and/or soy sauce if needed.

Add any of the optional toppings and serve with crusty bread.

And they have also released their own vegan cookbook, too!

It's called "Everyone Can Cook Vegan" and it which has plenty of delicious recipes to choose from. 

It costs £12.00 and you can order it here: https://vivashop.org.uk/products/everyone-can-cook-vegan

We'd like to offer our special thanks to Maryanne Hall from Viva!'s Vegan Recipe Club.

You can check out Rebel Recipes here: https://www.rebelrecipes.com