Sprouted Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Garlic Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Ingredients for Soup:
- 2 tablespoons good olive oil
- 1 medium organic onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 2 stalks organic celery, diced (about 3/4 cup)
- 2 organic carrots, diced (about 3/4 cup)
- 2 cloves organic garlic, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 3/4 cup organic tomato sauce
- 2 cups sprouted organic lentils, cooked (or canned, rinsed and drained)
- 2 cups filtered water
- 4 cups organic chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 sprig fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried
- 1 teaspoon balsamic or sherry vinegar
Ingredients for vinaigrette:
- 1/4 cup good olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic or sherry vinegar
- 1 clove organic garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
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Instructions
Directions for soup:
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery, carrots, and garlic with salt, stirring occasionally until limp and beginning to brown (about 10 minutes).
- Transfer veggies to your slow cooker with all remaining soup ingredients. Cook on low for 6 hours.
Directions for vinaigrette:
- Whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients until well blended.
- Serve soup with a drizzle of vinaigrette over each bowl.
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Spicy Tomatillo Quinoa
Ingredients
- 6 medium organic tomatillos, husked, rinsed, and divided
- 1 cup organic chicken or vegetable broth
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped organic cilantro, divided
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped organic onion
- 1 medium organic jalapeño, halved and seeded (optional)
- 1 clove organic garlic
- 1 cup sprouted organic quinoa
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar (or sweetener of choice)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup organic corn kernels, fresh or frozen (thawed)
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Instructions
- Cut 4 tomatillos in half and puree in blender or food processor with ¾ cup broth, ½ cup cilantro, onion, jalapeno, and garlic until mostly smooth. Add enough of the remaining broth to equal 2 cups total.
- Combine the tomatillo mixture, quinoa, sugar and salt in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until the liquid is absorbed, 15-20 minutes. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Chop the remaining 2 tomatillos. Stir into the quinoa along with corn and the remaining ¼ cup cilantro.
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