Lentil soup with goats cheese toast

Hearty and delicious, this soup is made even better with a slow cooker and the sharp flavour of goats cheese toast.

Recipe «Lentil soup with goats cheese toast» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 3:00 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 brown onion, finely chopped, 2 celery sticks, trimmed, coarsely chopped, 1 carrot, peeled, coarsely chopped, 1 swede, peeled, coarsely chopped, 1 garlic clove, crushed , 115g red lentils, 2 x 400g cans diced tomatoes, 500ml vegetable stock , 3 tsp ground cumin, 1 baguette, thinly sliced diagonally, 100g goat's cheese, 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives.

Ingredients:

• 1 brown onion, finely chopped 
• 2 celery sticks, trimmed, coarsely chopped 
• 1 carrot, peeled, coarsely chopped 
• 1 swede, peeled, coarsely chopped 
• 1 garlic clove, crushed 
• 115g red lentils 
• 2 x 400g cans diced tomatoes 
• 500ml vegetable stock 
• 3 tsp ground cumin 
• 1 baguette, thinly sliced diagonally 
• 100g goat's cheese 
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives 

Instructions

1. Place onion, celery, carrot, swede, garlic, lentils, tomato, stock and cumin in a 5L (20-cup) capacity slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or until vegetables are tender and soup is thick.
2. Preheat grill on high. Place bread on a baking tray. Grill for 2 minutes each side or until golden. Combine goat's cheese and chives in a small bowl. Spread cheese over toast.
3. Divide soup among serving bowls and serve with goat's cheese toast.