Instant Pot Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 ribs celery, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1.5 cups brown lentils, rinsed
• 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Chopped parsley

Instructions

1. 1

   Saute the onion, carrot, and celery in the oil on saute mode until they soften and the onion turns translucent.

2. 2

   Stir in the garlic, paprika, and cumin and cook for one minute so the spices bloom in the hot oil.

3. 3

   Add the lentils, tomatoes, and stock, scrape the bottom of the pot clean, and pressure cook on high for twelve minutes.

4. 4

   Let the pressure release naturally for ten minutes so the lentils stay whole instead of blowing apart.

5. 5

   Stir in the lemon juice, season well with salt, and finish each bowl with parsley and a thread of olive oil.