Swich | Recipes - Lentil Coconut Soup

Ingredients

• 1 to 2 tbsp coconut or olive oil (omit for oil-free)
• 2 cups white onion, diced (approx 1 onion)
• 1 tbsp minced red serrano pepper, or to taste (approx 1/2 a red pepper, or 1 sm Thai Chile)
• 2 tbsp minced ginger (approx 1 - 2 inch piece)
• 4 tsp whole cumin seeds*
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds*
• 1 1/2 cups red lentils
• 4 cups stock
• 1 - 14 oz can full-fat coconut milk
• 1 tsp sea salt, or to taste
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1 to 2 tsp gr turmeric, if needed
• 1 to 2 tbsp lemon zest
• 3 to 5 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1 ripe avocado, for garnish
• sliced chiles or dried chile flakes, for garnish