Vegan Lentil Soup with Spinach Recipe
Need a bowl of warm, hug-your-soul comfort without butter, cream, or actual emotional breakdowns? This Vegan Lentil Soup with Spinach brings it. It’s the weeknight wonder that feeds your body, your smug plant-based pride, and your freezer stash. You toss things in a pot, look productive, and suddenly feel like Martha Stewart—minus the prison record. Packed with protein, fiber, and greens, this soup basically screams wellness goddess. And no, it doesn’t taste like cardboard sadness. It’s cozy, hearty, and shockingly satisfying. Plus, it makes you look like you’ve got your life together. Even if you’re still in pajama pants.
Vegan Lentil Soup with Spinach Recipe
This rich, hearty vegan lentil soup blends earthy lentils, tender spinach, warm spices, and veggies into a nourishing bowl of delicious simplicity.
Ingredients
- Green or brown lentils – 1 cup rinsed
- Olive oil – 1 tablespoon
- Onion chopped – 1 medium
- Carrots diced – 2
- Celery stalks diced – 2
- Garlic cloves minced – 3
- Diced tomatoes – 1 can 14 oz
- Vegetable broth – 4 cups
- Ground cumin – 1 teaspoon
- Smoked paprika – ½ teaspoon
- Black pepper – ¼ teaspoon
- Salt – to taste
- Fresh spinach – 2 cups
- Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon optional but fabulous
Instructions
- Sauté aromatics: Heat olive oil in a large pot. Add chopped onion, garlic, celery, and carrots. Cook until soft (about 5 minutes).
- Build flavor: Stir in cumin, paprika, pepper, and salt. Cook another minute while pretending you’re on a cooking show.
- Add bulk: Toss in lentils, diced tomatoes, and broth. Stir like a boss.
- Simmer: Cover and cook for 30–35 minutes until lentils are soft and mood has improved.
- Finish strong: Stir in spinach and lemon juice. Cook for 2 minutes until wilted. Serve hot.
Notes
🍲 Nutritional Values (Per Serving)
- Calories: 230
- Total Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 12 g
- Protein: 13 g
🌱 Vitamins & Minerals (Per Serving)
- Iron: 22%
- Vitamin A: 45%
- Folate: 35%
- Vitamin C: 15%
- Magnesium: 20%
💡 Notes & Tips
- Add red chili flakes if you want it spicy like your group chat.
- Stir in coconut milk for a creamy twist without the dairy drama.
- Double the recipe and freeze the leftovers. Your future self will applaud you.
- Top with croutons or nutritional yeast for extra flair.
- Don’t skip the lemon—it makes the flavors sing like Beyoncé on a good day.
