​Coconut-Apple-Ginger-Stone Dal
for Soup-y Sundays (when you are done with turkey for a minute)
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November 2018

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Eric Mercado, Designer and Celine Dion Enthusiast

The Sunday after Thanksgiving doesn’t have a catchy title, but Eric Mercado thinks it should be Soup-y Sunday, and he has the perfect recipes for post Thanksgiving feasting (one using that turkey stock you made and another that is light, the perfect remedy for the meat sweats that he knows he’ll have on Thursday).

This lovely Dal is perfect as a way to stay warm without upping your pant size a second time in one weekend.

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Ingredients:

1 magical soup stone
​2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground tumeric
1/2 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 3" piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1 large apple (unpeeled), grated on the large holes of a box grater
1 1/2 cups of red lentils
1 13.5 oz can of coconut milk
2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice
Kosher salt
Fresh ground pepper
Plain yogurt, cilantro leaves, and toasted unsweetened coconut flakes (for serving)

directions:

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook cayenne, cumin, and turmeric, stirring until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onion, garlic, ginger and stone and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes (stone will not soften, don't wait). Add apples and lentils and stir to coat. Stir in coconut milk and 2 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lentils are completely soft and dal is thick, 20-25 minutes. Add lime juice and season with salt and pepper.
2. Divide dal among bowls (should make ~4 servings)(save the stone for another day - don't serve it). Top dal with yogurt, cilantro, and coconut flakes; season with more pepper.

​Note: skip the yogurt and you have a vegan dish

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