Instant Pot Mediterranean Lentil Soup
Instant Pot Mediterranean lentil soup is a healthy protein rich Soup wth red lentil soup, potatoes infused with spices and finished with a dash of lemon juice and Cilantro
Servings: 3
Calories: 103kcal
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Equipment
- Instant Pot
- Immersion Blender
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 Garlic
- 1 Onion medium sized
- ⅓ cup Celery
- 1 Potato medium sized
- ½ cup Red Lentils or masoor dal
- ½ tsp Paprika powder
- ½ tsp Cumin powder
- ½ tsp Coriander powder
- ½ tsp Pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- ¼ tsp Lemon Zest
- ¼ tsp Sugar
- 3 cups Vegetable stock I used Water
- Lemon Juice Juice from ½ lemon
- ½ tsp Red Chili Flakes
- Cilantro to garnish
Instructions
- Switch on the Instant Pot in saute mode. After a few secs add in 1 tbsp of Olive oil. Wait for 30 secs and then add in the chopped garlic saute for 30 secs and then add in the finely chopped onions. Cook for 2 mins.
- Next, add in the chopped Celery. Saute for a min.
- And then add in the spice powders. I am using Paprika powder, Cumin powder, Coriander powder, Black Pepper, and the required salt. Along with this add in the Sugar. Combine everything.
- Next, add in the cubed potatoes. Mix everything tother.
- Add in the Red Lentils. Saute everything
- Next, add in 3 cups of vegetable stock or water. I ran out of vegetable stock so I went with water. Mix well and then close the Instant Pot. Move the pressure knob to the sealing position. Press the pressure cook mode and then set 8 mins in high pressure.
- Wait for a natural pressure release and then open the Instant Pot. Next using the immersion blender, blend everything to a soupy consistency.
- Add in Lemon Juice, Lemon Zest, and Red chili Flakes and then garnish with finely chopped Cilantro. Delicious Mediterranean-style Lentil soup is ready in the Instant Pot.
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Nutrition
Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.2g | Protein: 1.7g | Fat: 4.9g | Saturated Fat: 0.7g | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 331mg | Fiber: 2.3g | Sugar: 2.5g | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg
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