Crockpot-Red Lentil Sweet Potato Curry Coconut Milk Yummy Soup

1 Tbls olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 tsp crushed ginger
2 tsp garlic
1 Tbls curry powder
1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice
1 1/2 red letils
6 cups chicken broth
1 can light coconut milk
sea salt to taste

Heat olive oil in frying pan; add the chopped onion and saute 3-4 minutes or until onion starts to soften.  Add the ginger and garlic and saute 1-2 minutes more; then add the curry powder and saute one more minute.  Add the onion mixture to the crockpot.

Add the chopped sweet potato and red lentils to the crockpot. Deglaze the pan with 1 cup of the chicken stock and add to crockpot along with the rest of the stock.

cook on high for 4 hours, or until lentils are starting to dissolve and sweet potato is very soft.  Add 1 can light coconut milk and cook about 20 minutes more.  Season to taste with sea salt and serve hot.