EAT FRESH & FEEL GOOD
Nutritional Therapy and Feel Good Food
Lucie Simon BA, Dip NT, mBANT
Kale and Chickpea Soup with Sweet Potato Samosas
1 hr
4 Servings

Equipment
Knife, chopping board, saucepan, baking tray with parchment, scissors and pastry brush
Steps
For the soup:
Chop onion, fry on medium heat with coconut/ olive oil until translucent
Add cumin, cinnamon, fenugreek and nigella seeds. Grate ginger, garlic, and turmeric (if using fresh). Add these to the pan, along with the lentils and stir for 1 minute, then add the boiled water, and veg stock
Allow to come to boil, then turn down to simmer for 15- 20 mins
At this point, take out half the soup and blend or mash until smooth
Return to the pan and add the greens, chopped tomatoes, and chickpeas
Cook for further 7 minutes, then remove from heat
Stir in coriander, squeeze over with lemon or lime and swirl in a spoon of yoghurt (if you fancy it)
Season with salt and pepper and enjoy
For the samosas:
Preheat oven to 180 Deg C
Chop and fry the onion with spices and sweet potato
Add the peas
Cut filo sheets in half, or thirds lengthwise
Brush with oil on both sides of pastry
In top corner, add 1 tbsp filling
fold over the open edge of the pastry to create a samosa shape
Sprinke with nigella seeds and place on baking tray
cook for 20 mins, or until lightly toasted
Ingredients
For the Soup:
1 onion
1tsp olive/ coconut oil
2 garlic cloves
a thumb size of fresh ginger
2 tsp turmeric powder/ thumb size if the fresh root
1tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nigella seeds (optional)
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds (optional)
200g red lentils
2 tsp veg stock powder (I use marigold boullion)
1 handful coriander chopped
2 handfuls spring greens/ kale, shredded finely
I/2 tin chickpeas
4 chopped tomatoes
1 lemon or lime
For the Samosas
1 pack filo pastry (250g)
1 onion
200g sweet potatoes, or white potatoes
50g peas
1 tsp curry powder