Instant Pot Vegan Red Lentil Soup
Healthy, quick and delicious middle eastern red lentil soup!
Ingredients
- 1 T. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 med. onion diced
- 2 medium carrots diced
- 2 ribs of celery diced
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- 1 cup dried split red lentils
- 2 T. tomato paste
- ⅛ tsp. ground red pepper
- ½ tsp. ground cumin
- ½ tsp. sea salt more to taste
- 5 cups vegetable broth
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in instant pot on sauté setting.
- Add diced onions, carrots, celery and garlic. Sauté about 3 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften. Stir in red lentils, tomato paste, cumin, pepper and broth.
- Set instant pot to pressure cook for 10 minutes on manual setting. Allow to pressure release naturally for 10 minutes before doing a quick release.
- Using an immersion blender, purée until desired consistency. If not using this as a vegan recipe, you can add a tablespoon of plain yogurt to each serving. Serve with a side of chips or wedges of Heavenly Armenian Pita Bread.
Notes
If you choose to eat this as a non-vegan recipe, you can add a dollop of plain yogurt to the top of each bowl of soup.
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