SIMPLE COCONUT & BEAN SOUP

Simple coconut & bean soup image

This vegetarian meal in a bowl shows how something delicious can be made from mostly storecupboard ingredients

Provided by Levi Roots

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Previous Next

Ingredients

1 tbsp sunflower oil
½ bunch spring onions , whites and greens separated and sliced
1 red pepper , diced
1 Scotch bonnet chilli , deseeded and pounded to a paste
1 garlic clove , chopped
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp medium curry powder
1 tsp allspice
3 plum tomatoes , chopped
1 vegetable stock cube
410g can kidney bean , rinsed and drained
410g can pinto bean , rinsed and drained
410g can black-eyed bean , rinsed and drained
2 x cans coconut milk
juice 2 limes

Steps:

Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Sizzle the spring onion whites, pepper, chilli paste and garlic for 5-8 mins until soft and fragrant. Add the thyme, curry powder and spices, then cook for 1 min more, Stir in the tomatoes, then cook for 2 mins to soften slightly.
Crumble in the stock cube, then tip in all the beans and the coconut milk. Simmer for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and stir in most of the spring onion greens, the lime juice and some seasoning. Ladle into bowls and scatter with remaining spring onions just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 581 calories, Fat 38 grams fat, SaturatedFat 28 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 45 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 14 grams sugar, Fiber 11 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 3.19 milligram of sodium