Lentil Soup - slow cooker
Servings: 6
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cup onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1/2 cup carrot diced
- 1/2 cup celery diced
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup dried red lentils
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 400g tins diced tomatoes
- 1-2 tbsp coconut oil for frying
Optional
- 1/2 cup coconut or fresh cream this will make it much creamier
Topper
- 4-6 slices of bacon diced
Instructions
- Add the diced onion and sliced garlic to a pan with oil and saute until soft and fragrant then transfer to your slow cooker.
- Add all the other ingredients and stir through, except the bacon.
- Cover and cook on a low setting for approx 8 hours.
- Towards the end of the 8 hours, cook the bacon in a pan until crispy and set aside. Stir in the cream if using.
- Serve with the bacon sprinkled on top of each individual bowl.