A hearty, soothing bowl of soup is one of life’s best comfort food meals. We can’t help but swoon over this one made with fiber-filled lentils and fresh vegetables. Our nutritious recipe for Creamy Tomato Lentil, Spinach, and Potato Soup comes together quickly if you have a slow cooker or Instant Pot.
This soup has prebiotic fiber, magnesium from lentils and spinach, vitamin C and potassium from potatoes and spinach, and antioxidants from spices and all the veggies. Prepared with our creamy Grassfed Whole Milk Organic Kefir that’s also a good source of prebiotic fiber, plus our signature probiotic cultures, this improves digestion and supports gut health all in one. It also makes the soup ultra-creamy and satisfying. We hope you love this hearty bowl as much as we do, all made healthier with Lifeway!
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, and even help support healthier blood sugar levels and improve levels of satiety due to how it triggers the release of GLP-1 since it is an excellent source of protein and high in bioavailable nutrition.
Lifeway Kefir contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Lifeway also offers our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy cultured cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that is also an excellent source of complete protein.
Ingredients
- 2 cans no-salt-added fire-roasted tomatoes
- 1/2 cup red lentils
- 4 Yukon-gold potatoes, chopped up into 1-inch cubes
- 1/8 tsp. sea salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 fresh garlic clove, diced finely
- 1/2 a white or yellow onion, diced finely
- 2 cups no-salt-added vegetable broth (or low-sodium veggie broth)
- 2 cups loose-leaf spinach
- 1 cup Plain Grassfed Kefir – Lactose Free
- Juice of a fresh lemon
- Garnish ideas: fresh basil leaves, fresh tomatoes, or whatever else you like.
Directions
- Add all the ingredients except the fresh spinach, Lifeway Kefir, and lemon juice into a slow-cooker or Instant Pot and cook for 2-3 hours on high in a slow-cooker or 2-3 hours in an Instant Pot on the slow-cook mode for the best flavor (not the pressure-cooking mode).
- Add the fresh spinach and Lifeway Kefir, then cook for 30 more minutes.
- Add the juice of a lemon to help bring out the flavors, then garnish with a few fresh basil leaves or some fresh tomatoes.
- Enjoy!
