Cooking with Toddlers-Crockpot Moroccan Lentil Soup
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Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Moroccan
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Serves: 10
 
A delicious hearty soup to warm your tummy on a cold winter night.
Ingredients
  • 1 ¾ cups green or brown lentils
  • 2 cups chopped onions
  • 2 cup chopped carrots5 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 6 cups vegetable broth (you may use low sodium chicken broth)
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 cups chopped cauliflower
  • 1 (28 oz) diced tomatoes
  • 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
  • 4 cups fresh spinach
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro
  • 4 Tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
  1. In a crockpot, combine chopped onions, carrots, garlic, olive oil, and spices.
  2. Stir thoroughly.
  3. Add broth, water, cauliflower, lentils, tomatoes and tomato paste.
  4. Stir until combined.
  5. Cook in Crockpot on High for 4-5 hours or on Low for 6-8 hours.
  6. Add spinach and cook 30 minutes longer on High.
  7. Serve in large bowls with cilantro garnish and lemon juice.
  8. This soup is more like a stew and is great for a hearty dinner with a salad and a pice of crusty bread or some Pita or Naan bread.
Recipe by Growing Weisser at https://www.growingweisser.com/cooking-with-toddlers-crockpot-moroccan-lentil-soup