Spinach, Lentil, And Rice Soup

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb brown lentils, rinsed and picked over
• 4 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 medium celery ribs, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 7 cups water
• 1 cup rice
• salt (2 t. for my taste)
• fresh ground black pepper (1 t. for my taste)
• 10 ounces spinach, stemmed and torn into bite-size pieces
• extra-virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 in a slow cooker, combine the lentils, garlic, celery, carrots, and 6 cups water; add more water if needed, to cover the ingredients by 1/2 inch.
• 2 cover and cook on low for 7 hours.
• 3 add the rice, the remaining 1 cup water, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 cover and cook for 30 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
• 5 stir in the spinach and cook for 15 minutes more.
• 6 ladle into bowls, drizzle with olive oil, and grind on some black pepper.