Vegetarian Spiced Lentil Soup
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Preparation Time : 5 mins

Cooking Time : 4hrs - 5hrs

Serves : 8-10
Ingredients:

    2 onions
    2 red bell peppers
    2 cloves of garlic
    1 x 400g/14 oz can chopped tomatoes
    1.65l/1.75 quarts vegetable broth
    1 tsp. cumin
    2 tsp. chilli powder
    200g/7oz red lentils
    1 x 400g/14 oz can sweetcorn
    250g/9oz almond butter

    Fresh parsley and nutritional yeast to serve.

Method:
  1. Start by prepping all your veg. Peel and dice the onion into small chunks. Chop the red pepper and remove the seeds, crush the garlic. Place all the chopped veg in the slow cooker.
  2. Open the can of tomatoes and the can of sweetcorn and add the the slow cooker, then add in the rest of the ingredients (except for the almond butter).
  3. Heat on a medium heat for 4-5 hours or on a low heat for 8-9 hours. An hour before the finish add in the almond butter and stir.
  4. Blend if desired and serve with fresh parsley and nutritional yeast flakes.