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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Prick some holes in the sweet potatoes with a fork. Line a baking sheet with foil and set the sweet potatoes on top. Bake for 1 hour or until soft.
Step 2
While sweet potatoes are baking, make the harissa coconut lentils. Place a large saucepan or medium braiser over medium heat. Once it’s hot, pour in the olive oil and swirl it around. Add the shallots and sauté until soft and translucent, about 5-6 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, coriander, and caraway and stir for 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste and harissa and cook it out for 1 minute. Then, add the lentils and stir again.
Step 3
Pour in the vegetable stock and coconut milk and stir. Season with salt and pepper. Bring the lentils to a boil and then lower the heat to a simmer. Cover the pot and simmer until lentils are just starting to get soft and the liquid has reduced by about a third, roughly 25 minutes.
Step 4
Add the kale to the harissa coconut lentils and continue to stir/simmer until it’s wilted. Taste the lentil and kale mixture for seasoning and adjust if necessary (more salt, pepper, harissa for extra spice etc). Keep warm.
Step 5
Pull the sweet potatoes from the oven. To serve, take one sweet potato per person and split it open in a shallot bowl/deep plate. Ladle ¼ of the harissa coconut lentils into/on top of the sweet potato. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with fresh lemon/lime if you like. Enjoy!