Slow Cooker Vegan Lentils with Almonds and Raisins - 9 pts

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Slow Cooker Vegan Lentils with Almonds and

Raisins - 9 pts

 

Recipe By :The Vegetarian Slow Cooker by Joanna

White

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Slow Cooker Vegan

WW Points

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation

Method

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1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup lentils

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

1 bay leaf

3 cups vegetable broth

1/2 cup raisins -- or dried currants

1/4 cup chopped toasted almonds -- or

pumpkin seeds

1/2 cup plain yogurt -- or sour cream

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

black pepper -- to taste

 

In a skillet, heat oil on medium-high heat and

stir-fry lentils for 2 to 3

minutes.

 

Transfer toasted lentils to the slow cooker with

cinnamon, cardamom, bay

leaf and vegetable broth. Cook on low heat for 9 to 10

hours or until

lentils are tender.

 

Set slow cooker on high and stir in raisins and

almonds.

 

In a small bowl, mix yogurt with cumin, cayenne and

black pepper.

 

Stir in yogurt mixture and heat until warm.

 

Remove bay leaf before serving. Taste and adjust

seasoning before serving.

 

Description:

" 9 pts "

S(Formatted by Chupa Babi in MC):

" 12.31.06 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 444 Calories;

12g Fat (24.2%

calories from fat); 22g Protein; 66g Carbohydrate; 19g

Dietary Fiber; 6mg

Cholesterol; 1242mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 1/2

Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean

Meat; 1 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 2 1/2 Fat; 0 Other

Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : This dish can be served by itself, over rice

or on baked

potatoes. The seasonings in this recipe tend

toward a

Spanish influence, but the spices can easily

be changed to

curry or italian seasonings for variety. Try

cranberry

sauce or cranberry chutney with this dish.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5282 0 0 0 0

 

 

 

 

 

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