Stewed Lentils and Tomatoes

One of my tried and true recipes. I do this in the slow cooker; sauté onion briefly, add all ing except vinegar to crockpot, add extra broth if desired and cook on high for 3 hrs. Taste to adjust seasonings and add vinegar. I often use madras curry paste for the spice. Very easy and delicious as a soup or stew.

The first bite was so sweet in a great onion way. The dish was savory and the large amount of curry powder did not dominate. Cooking the lentils with the lid on solved my usual problem of cardboard-like lentils. It will definitely be my lentil stew go-to recipe in the future. I used a can of diced tomatoes to take out the food processing stepand substituted Balsamic for red wine vinegar to brighten it at the end.