Slow-Cooker Hearty Vegan Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 sweet red pepper, diced
• 3 carrots, diced
• 6 cubed tomatoes or 796 ml tinned diced tomatoes
• 1 cup of dry lentils
• 2.25 litres (9 cups) vegetable broth
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) Italian spices
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• Chopped parsley (to garnish)

Instructions

Fry onion and garlic in a skillet until translucent. Add sweet pepper and carrots, and fry for about 2 minutes. Transfer fried vegetables to slow cooker. Add tomatoes, lentils, broth, spices, salt, and pepper. Cook at low for 8 h or until the lentils are soft. Serve in bowls and garnish with parsley.