Vegetarian Lentil Soup

This hearty vegetarian lentil soup, flavored with warm spices, is made in a pressure cooker for a quick, easy, and comforting winter meal.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 258 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• salt to taste
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 carrots
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups brown lentils
• 1 onion
• 3 leaves cabbage
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place lentils, onion, carrots and cabbage leaves in a pressure cooker and cover with 1 ½ inches of water and 4 tablespoons oil. Cook about 10 to 15 minutes and then cool until pressure reduces, then open.

Step 2

Puree soup with an immersion blender or food processor until smooth. Add cumin, black pepper, cinnamon, all spice, cloves and nutmeg. Transfer to a stock pot and return to heat. When soup is just beginning to boil, stir in onion soup mix. Simmer until thickened and then just before serving season to taste with lemon juice and salt.