A Vegan Thai Green Sweet Potato Curry is bursting with creamy sauce, amazing flavor that is perfectly balanced and topped with incredible roasted asparagus! This dish is dairy-free, gluten-free, oil-free and just 8 ingredients!
VEGAN THAI GREEN SWEET POTATO CURRY
Oh boy, do I ever have a delicious flavor-packed curry recipe for you all today. I’m a lover of all kinds of vegan curry recipes. This Vegan Thai Green Sweet Potato Curry is bound to become in regular rotation at your house real soon. This recipe is actually inspired by a red curry that is in my Cookbook (that is to die for!) but in this recipe, it is based on green curry paste and made a bit different and also with different veggies. Green curry paste tastes pretty different from red curry. For one, it is not nearly as spicy as red curry, so adding red pepper flakes was a must here.
This curry is high on flavor. I’ve seen too many curries that use just 1 or 2 tablespoons of curry paste and all it does it taste like milk to me that way! I added 4 tablespoons and it is perfect. A great punch of flavor, perfectly spiced (not too spicy) thanks to some red pepper flakes, fresh ginger and and some lovely textures going on.
The roasted cashews on top are optional, but please add them, they add a lovely to-die-for crunch and creamy bite to this amazing curry.
For this green curry, my love of sweet potatoes is the focus (aka: obsession).
And the veggie that I cannot eat enough of this summer-asparagus. I am telling you I have been eating asparagus weekly and absolutely love it!
But, not sauteed or steamed, nope, it’s gotta be roasted. The flavor and texture is INCREDIBLE when roasted. Tender, juicy but still has a nice bite to it. So, adding roasted asparagus on top of this Vegan Thai Green Curry is where your favorite dinner is at.
HOW TO MAKE A VEGAN THAI GREEN CURRY
First, you will need to gather these 8 ingredients:
- asparagus
- sweet potatoes
- green curry paste (I used and recommend Thai Kitchen brand)
- full-fat coconut milk
- fresh ginger
- coconut sugar
- limes
- red pepper flakes
I hope you all love this Vegan Thai Green Sweet Potato Curry recipe and devour it as much as I did!
OTHER VEGAN CURRY RECIPES TO TRY:
- Easy Vegan Quick Curry
- Sweet Potato, Chickpea and Spinach Coconut Curry
- Easy 1 Pot Creamy Curry Rice Soup
- Curry Chickpea Sandwiches
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Vegan Thai Green Sweet Potato Curry
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 inch knob minced fresh ginger (12g)
- 4 cups (520g) peeled and chopped sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch pieces
- One 13.6oz can full-fat coconut milk (I love and suggest Thai Kitchen brand)
- 4 tablespoons (60g) green curry paste (I used and recommend Thai Kitchen brand, I cannot vouch for the flavor or spiciness of any other brand)
- 1/2 tablespoon (5g) coconut sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 tablespoon (15g) fresh lime juice (and extra for the asparagus)
- 1 large bunch fresh asparagus, washed and ends cut off
- optional garnish: roasted cashews and cilantro
- optional to serve with: white rice
Instructions
- If serving with rice, start making that first. Add 1 1/2 cups (300g) jasmine white rice to a medium pot with 2 1/4 cups (540g) water and 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt. Stir and bring to a boil, once boiling, cover and reduce to low and simmer about 15 minutes until all the water is gone. Remove from the heat and return the lid and cover for just 5 minutes and then remove and fluff with a fork and keep uncovered until ready to serve.
- Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- While the rice is cooking, chop your sweet potatoes, ginger and gather your ingredients so everything will be ready and warm at the same time.
- Add the washed and trimmed asparagus to the lined pan spread out evenly and squeeze just a bit of lime juice over them. Season with salt and pepper to desired amount. Place in the preheated oven and roast for 8-9 minutes until tender with a fork, but still firm. You can check and taste one for desired doneness and this will vary depending on how thick the asparagus is. You can see how thick mine is in the photo, so 9 minutes was perfect for mine. A nice bite, but still fork tender.
- While the asparagus is roasting, to a large pan, add 1/2 cup (120g) water, ginger and sweet potatoes over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and once simmering, cover with a lid and cook 8 minutes. This will kick start softening the sweet potatoes.
- While the potatoes are cooking, to a separate bowl, mix the coconut milk, curry paste, coconut sugar, red pepper flakes and salt until smooth. Once the 8 minutes are up, add the milk mixture and stir well in the pan. Bring it back to a simmer and cook another 5 minutes or so as needed to thicken it just a bit and the potatoes are tender. You are just wanting to slightly thicken it, not cook away all that yummy sauce.
- Stir in the lime juice and heat through just about 30 seconds and remove from the heat. Taste and if needed, add more salt. Mine was perfect.
- Add to bowls with rice and top with the roasted asparagus and fresh cilantro and roasted cashews, if desired. If you want even more heat, add more red pepper flakes.
- I roast my own cashews. To do this, you can simply toast them in a toaster oven for just a couple of minutes (watch closely) or in a pan over the stove over medium heat, turning a bit. They will brown quickly so keep an eye on them! They will quickly go from toasted to burnt.
I had no idea what green curry tasted like.
I made this for a vegan friend and I and WOW !!! it was sooooo good .
We loved everything about .
So easy to make as well.
Truly a restaurant worthy recipe
Tried this just today and it’s a good thing I didn’t use the red curry coz the green curry has a different flavor to it. I have to remember brandi likes hot spicy about 2 x more than I do so it’s a good thing I cut the cayenne by half which turned out to be still a bit too hot for me.
The only other change i would make next time is to cook the potatoes til they’re slightly tender before adding the milk. Otherwise, like what happened today, i think I overcooked the milk to the point of being a bit oily instead of the slightly thickened milky flavor that thai dishes usually are.
That said, this recipe has a star in my binder of recipes and I’ll definitely making this again. Thank you for sharing this!!!
Hello Brandi, found your website and can’t wait to try some recipes. Unfortunately, I have many food allergies, among them coconut and ginger. Use to love curry recipes, is there any suggestions for a substitute for these ingredients. Need suggestions, if you could.
Thank you!
It will truly depend on which recipe for me to give the best advice! Comment on which recipe you are curious about and I will help!
I haven’t made this yet but I love your recipes. I wonder if the coconut milk can be subbed with soy milk? I need to veer away from coconut milk when possible. Also, what kind of sweet potatoes did you use? Thank, Sita
This is one of my favorites! Easy and so flavorful. As a vegan it is nice to find filling and tasteful recipes like this one.
Another winner! I prepared exactly as written and everything came out great. I love the sweet potatoes with the green curry paste- nice flavor combination. Served with jasmine rice and the toasted cashews. Don’t skip the cashews- really bumps it up a notch.
So I made an attempt to make this recipe. Made it for a vegan potluck with 20 or so in attendance. Didn’t use the rice and for sure didn’t follow exactly. However, if I could post before and after pictures you would see what I made. I wouldn’t be able to post after as the dish was finished. So that should tell you something.
That is awesome Adam!
Deliciously amazing!!!
Meant to put 5 stars!
So happy you loved it! I’ll edit it, thank you!!
I made this tonight and my family loved it. I didn’t have large enough bowls but plated it on some pretty plates, and it made a really nice presentation. My husband asked me where I got the recipe from, and I said from the same website that the Baked Ziti recipe is from, which is my family’s favorite pasta dish. He said “You should do more from that website!” Thanks for another winner!
That is so wonderful to hear Kay!!
This is a go to recipe for us! We make it at least monthly. Thank you, Brandi, for the amazing recipes you have created.