Red Lentil Soup

Ingredients

Sauté

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

Pressure cook

• 1 1/2 cups red lentils, rinsed
• 5 cups vegetable broth
• Salt and pepper

After cooking

• Juice of 1 lemon
• Aleppo pepper or paprika for serving
• A drizzle of olive oil

Instructions

1. Set pot to sauté. Heat oil and cook onion and carrots until softened, about 5 minutes.
2. Add garlic, tomato paste, cumin, and paprika. Stir for 1 minute.
3. Add lentils, broth, salt, and pepper.
4. Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes, then natural release for 10 minutes.
5. Blend until smooth with an immersion blender.
6. Stir in lemon juice. Serve drizzled with olive oil and a pinch of Aleppo pepper.