Crock Pot Curried Lentil Leek Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In 3 1/2 or 4-quart slow cooker, combine all ingredients except tomatoes, spinach and yogurt; mix well.
• Cover; cook on Low setting for 8 to 9 hours.
• About 5 minutes before serving, stir tomatoes into soup. Cover; cook an additional 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Just before serving, remove and discard bay leaves. Top individual servings with 1/4 cup spinach and 1 tablespoon yogurt.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 1/2 to 7 hours or until lentils are tender
• Serve. For Vegetarian use vegetable broth.

Steps:

• Combine the sweet potato, carrots, celery, leeks, lentils, ginger, 3/4 teaspoon curry powder and 1 teaspoon salt in a 4-to-6-quart slow cooker. Add 6 cups water and stir, then cover and cook on low, undisturbed, 8 hours.
• Stir the soup vigorously with a whisk to make a rough puree. Thin with hot water, if desired.
• Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon curry powder and cook until the curry powder is slightly toasted, about 1 minute. Stir the curry mixture into the soup and add the lemon juice, cilantro, and salt to taste. Serve with lemon wedges.

Steps:

• Preheat a cast iron pan or heavy frying pan over medium heat. Heat the olive oil.
• Add the onions and garlic and saute for 3-5 minutes until they begin to brown.
• Add the carrots and portobellos and saute for another 3-5 minutes until the mushrooms begin to absorb the oil. Season this step with 1/2 tsp pepper and salt to taste.
• Add the tomato paste and stir just to combine the vegetables.
• In the bottom of your crock pot, add the curry powder, oregano, thyme and remaining pepper. Add the sauteed vegetables and lentils and mix well.
• Pour in the can of diced tomatoes and stock. Stir to combine and add salt to taste.
• Cook in a crock pot on high heat for 6 hours.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve with crusty bread. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat.
• Add onion and cook until translucent.
• Add curry, stir and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• (you should be able to smell the curry flavors when it is ready) Add some of the stock to the pan to deglaze.
• Pour the contents of the pan, and the rest of the stock into a crock pot.
• Add the lentils to the pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
• Before serving, puree some of the lentils to give the soup some body, and add the tomato and any salt that you wish.

Steps:

• Rinse Lentils and then put them into a crockpot.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours.