Instant Pot Vegan Lentil Soup

This flavorful Instant Pot Vegan Lentil Soup is a crowd-pleaser, it cooks in 15 minutes with hearty lentils, carrots, potatoes, onion, garlic, and thyme.

5 from 15 votes

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Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Instant Pot Vegan Lentil Soup

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 15

Servings: servings

Calories: 310kcal

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil or 1/4 cup water or vegetable broth for sauteing
1 medium onion finely chopped
4 cloves garlic minced
2 green onions chopped
2 ribs celery chopped
1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
1/2 teaspoon allspice
2 medium carrots chopped
1 medium white potato peeled and diced
1 small sweet potato peeled and diced
1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups lentils sorted and rinsed, i used brown lentils
6 cups water plus 1 veggie bouillon
1/4 cup coconut milk

Instructions

Plug Instant Pot in power, press Saute mode, and heat oil or liquid if oil-free. Saute onion, garlic, green onion, celery, ginger and cook for about 3 minutes stirring constantly.
Add thyme, allspice, carrots, potatoes, cayenne pepper, salt, lentil, water, vegetable bouillon and coconut milk. Stir.
Cover Instant Pot and set at manual setting for 15 minutes making sure the valve is on 'Sealing'
Use quick release to let the steam out (be careful steam burns) and serve.
if using stove top, follow instructions above and cook for 25-30 minutes on medium-high heat in a large pot.

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