Lunch: Curried Coconut Vegetable Noodle Soup

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Thai young coconut meat
1 scallion
1/2 to 1 1/4 jalapeno pepper, seeded
1 to 2 pitted, medium dates
1 to 2 medium cloves garlic, peeled
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 teaspoons shiitake powder or wheat-free tamari
1 teaspoon red or green curry paste, optional
1 teaspoon salt
Zest and juice of 1 lime 1 tablespoon lime juice (zest lime first reserve for noodles)
1/4 teaspoon tamarind paste
5 cups coconut water

Instructions

Place the coconut meat, scallion, jalapeno pepper, dates, garlic, ginger, curry powder, shiitake powder, curry paste, salt, 1 tablespoon lime juice, tamarind paste, in a high speed blender adding just enough coconut water to cover the ingredients. Blend until smooth and creamy, adding the remaining coconut water in a thin and steady stream through the top of the blender while the blender is running. Serve at room temperature or heat, if desired. Set aside.

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