Slow Cooker Split Pea and Lentil Soup

Steps

1. 1Sauté the onions and garlic in the olive oil until they begin to turn brown and caramelize. Remove from heat. In a large slow cooker, combine the cooked onions and garlic, chopped carrot, chopped potatoes, split peas, lentils, bay leaf, oregano, cayenne and 7 cups of vegetable stock.
2. 2Then set it to low for six to eight hours. If you want to give it a creamier texture, you can blend it with an immersion blender or in batches in a good blender. Remove the bay leaf before you do this. Taste and add salt and pepper or even a bit more cayenne if you want more heat.
3. 3I think this tastes even better the next day warmed up! It will get quite thick, so you can thin it out with more stock or water as you reheat it.