Black lentils with your favorite veggies that are always in your fridge. My kids liked this recipe too! Serve with bread and butter or your favorite crunchy crackers and salad.
Ingredients
- ½ cups black lentils: 1 piece
- quarts vegetable broth: 2 piece
- tomatoes: 3 cups (diced)
- carrots: 10 piece (diced)
- onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice: 1 piece
- turnips: 2 piece (diced)
- green bell pepper: 1 piece (diced)
- unsalted butter: 3 Tbsp
- ginger: 2 Tbsp (minced)
- garlic: 2 clove (minced)
- ground coriander: 0.5 tsp
- ground cumin: 0.5 tsp
- salt: (to taste)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Place black lentils in a microwave-safe bowl and cover with 4 cups water. Microwave until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir and add more water if needed. Microwave for 5 minutes more. Drain and rinse.
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Combine vegetable broth, tomatoes, carrots, onion, turnips, green bell pepper, butter, ginger, garlic, coriander, cumin, and salt in a large slow cooker. Stir in lentils.
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Cook on High until carrots are tender, 4 to 6 hours.
