Easy Vegan Yellow Lentil Soup

Yellow lentil soup is one of my favorite meals! Delicious creamy soup that is healthy and rich in protein that will definitely fill you up.

Vegan, gluten free, easy to make and very cheap.

Serves: 6
Ingredients:

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil /or couconut oil
1 chopped onion
3 cloves garlic( smashed)
2 tsp ground ginger or fresh
2 tsp turmeric
2 chili peppers
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/5 cups dried yellow split peas, rinsed
5 cups water (+ some extra water )
1-2 tsp sea salt
Half lemon
Opinional chopped fresh Koriander or parsley

Begin by heating up a large pot to medium high heat. Add coconut oil and melt, add mustard seeds and fry for 2 minutes. Add onion, ginger and garlic and fry 3 minutes.
Rinse the lentils put them in a pot with 6 coups of water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Add Chili peppers, salt and turmeric.
Let simmer for 20-30 minutes, until lentils have soaked up most of the liquid and are soft. You can add more water if you like it thinner.
Add lemon juice and stir.
Serve immediately and garnish with fresh cilantro or parsley.

Enjoy your meal 😀