Breakfasts are the meals that I struggle with. If you don't want to eat pork at every meal - bacon, sausage, ham or you don't want to load up on sweet stuff - danishes, donuts, muffins, it's kind of hard. Oatmeal everyday will not work for me. Let's be real. But this cookbook has a whole section of breakfast ideas that I can't wait to try out. And no, they're not all fruit smoothies. LOL
Ok, back to the post title. I just made this Curried Lentil Soup dish in the crockpot last night and I'm loving it! You know I've got to share:
Curried Lentil Soup
Ingredients:
1 pound of sweet potatoes (2-3), peeled and coarsely chopped
1 cup brown lentils, rinsed and drained
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
3 14-oz cans of vegetable broth*
1 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes, undrained (no-salt added)
1 tablespoon curry powder (I used my Blue Mountain Jamaican curry powder)
1 tsp. fresh ginger, grated
salt**
Directions:
In a 4-5 qt slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Stir well. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5 hours. Voila!
* All the vegetable broths I've ever seen are loaded (I mean loaded) with sodium. Yuck! Then recently I discovered a sale at Harris Teeter on Pacific Natural Foods Organic Low-Sodium vegetable broth. I happened to have that when I discovered this recipe.
** Because I used low-sodium broth and no-salt added tomatoes, I had to add a little salt to the dish before the cooking time was up. But honestly, I'd rather add my own.
This dish is flavorful with a little kick to it. I will make this again.
Bon Appetit,
That one sounds great Libby! We have a slightly different version for lentil soup that everyone loves. Lentils are yummy!
ReplyDeleteSounds so yummy!
ReplyDeleteLooks so hearty!! I don't hate lentils, but I downright love sweet potatoes. I'd like to give this a try when it actually gets cold here...and I need a crock pot, lol. xx
ReplyDeleteMmm! This looks yum! I make my own vegetable broth by saving the juice at the bottom of the pan when I cook my veggies. It's bootleg - but I'm cheap... I do the same thing for chicken stock.
ReplyDeleteYummy that looks good! Btw I love your new watermark. Wink Wink!!! :-]
ReplyDeleteThis recipe looks delish! Love the idea of sweet potatoes, I am thinking that I could probably use Kubocha pumpkin, as they are so plentiful here! Thanks again! Aloha, Connie
ReplyDeleteThat curried lentil soup sounds like something my hubby would love. He been a vegetarian the last 5 years and that cookbook sounds like it would be a good investment for me now lol I always have a hard time making breakfast for him... not for me though lol I love my sausages :). Pacific is a great company too. I dont know if your into it but we love their rice & almond milk. Tell me if you try it!
ReplyDeleteMmmm! This on it right up my alley! Curried sweet potatoes are so delicious!
ReplyDeleteI think I have almost all of that. Gotta try! Love lentils mmmm...
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