Crock Pot Lentil and Apricot Soup

Missy Wombat's Note:

This recipe is the crock pot adaptation of Mrs Falafel's Lentil and Apricot Soup from the alt.food.vegan newsgroup. It must be one of the most popular recipes ever to come up in that group and it is also superb and even easier in the crock pot. I throw it all together before work and eat it about 8 hours later. The apricots mush down and all it needs is a quick stir before serving. PS. Auto setting on my crockpot is one hour on high and then the rest on low.

• Total Time: 8 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cup red lentil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 garlic clove, finely diced
• 4 1/3 cups water or 4 1/3 cups stock
• 2 slices fresh ginger, thin
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed, ground
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed, ground
• 1 pinch chili powder or 1 pinch chili flakes, to taste
• 1/4 cup dried apricot
• lemon juice or lemon salt, to taste
• salt and pepper
• chopped cilantro, to taste, for garnish

Directions:

1. Wash and drain lentils.
2. Chop up everything that requires chopping and throw the lot in the crock pot.
3. Cook on the AUTO setting of the crock pot Garnish with cilantro when serving.
4. Really nice with crusty bread!

Reviews

[canarygirl]

Very good! I did throw in a few extra veggies. I didn't have time for the crockpot, so I did it on the stove. Stovetop took about 3 hours start to finish. I brought the lentils to a boil, and let cook about an 1 hour over med-high heat, covered, then lowered to low for another 2 hours, covered. Great recipe!

[yogi]

Delicious! I wasn't sure about the AUTO setting, so cooked mine on high 4 to 5 hours. The lentils were soft and the apricots did seem to disappear. The consistency was pretty thick, almost like a stew, but I prefer that anyway(more stays on my spoon:^) Loved the mix of spices and the turmeric gave it a nice color. This was super easy. I'll be sure to make it often.

[Mrs. Spike]

I have made it several times using a crockpot and it is very easy and absolutely delicious! I serve it with cornbread. A friend made it and substituted raisins for apricots. She also loved it. Mrs. Spike