Slow Cooker Tomato and Lentil Soup
Course: SoupsCuisine: BritishDifficulty: EasyServings
2
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
4
hours10
minutesCalories
300
kcalTotal time
4
hours25
minutesA simple and heart-warming vegetarian soup made from Tomatoes and Lentils, which can be Red, Yellow or Brown.
Ingredients
2 tbsp Sunflower Oil
1 Onion
1 Garlic Clove
2 Celery Sticks
2 Carrots
1 tsp Ground Cumin
1 tsp Ground Coriander
175 grams Lentils red or Yellow
1 tbsp Tomato Puree
2 Pints Vegetable Stock
400 grams tomatoes tinned chopped
Bayleaf
Salt + Pepper
Creme Fraiche to serve
Directions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion and garlic.
- Gently cook over a low heat for 4/5 minutes, stirring regularly. You are looking to just soften the onion.
- Cut the Celery and Carrot into small bite-size pieces and add to the onion, cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring at intervals. Add the Cumin and Coriander and let them cook in for a minute then add the Lentils.
- In a small bowl mix the Tomato Puree with a little of the stock and pour into the pan, mix well and add the remaining stock, Tomatoes and Bayleaf.
- Bring all the mixture to the boil and now transfer everything to your slow cooker. Cook on a low setting for around 4 hours.
- Once cooked remove the bay leaf and transfer the soup to a food blender and blend until nice and smooth.
- Alternatively, if you have A Hand Blender, that would be so much easier, just blend the soup until nice and smooth, this will save transferring from pot to blender and back again to reheat
- If you need to season your soup now is the time.
- Serve with a nice spoonful of Creme Fraiche and fresh crusty bread.