Slow Cooker Zesty Lentil & Spinach Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup carrot
• shredded
• 1 cup celery
• diced
• 1 large onion
• chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 cups boiling water
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
• medium-hot
• 1 14 cups dried lentils
• rinsed well
• 34 teaspoon salt
• 1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach
• torn

Instructions

1. In the bottom of a crock pot, place carrots, celery, onion and oil.
2. Add the salsa, lentils and salt.
3. Pour boiling water over all.
4. Set crock pot to cook for 6 hours.
5. Before serving, stir in spinach.
6. Cook about 10 minutes more or until spinach is wilted.