Pressure Cooker Miso Red Lentil Soup

 Use an electric pressure cooker to make this healthy miso red lentil soup with shiitake mushrooms and kale. This flavorful soup is packed with fiber and protein!

This pressure cooker miso red lentil soup was made in collaboration with USA Pulses and Pulse Canada. As always, all opinions mentioned here are entirely my own. 

Savory, rich, creamy, and VEGAN! Two weeks ago, I shared this chickpea corn chowder.

Today we’re exploring another pulse focused recipe.

What are pulses?

Pulses are protein-packed, edible seeds that belong to the legume family.

These include dry peas, chickpeas, lentils, and beans.

Pulses are a low-fat source of protein. They’re high in fiber and loaded with nutrients.

Best of all, pulses are sustainable. Pulse crops are drought tolerant and water efficient.

Miso Red Lentil Soup

We’re all busy. Even with all of life’s modern conveniences, there never seems to be quite enough time in the day to accomplish everything on your to-do list.

I’ve got one of your meals covered. Here’s a simple and easy soup recipe that is quickly made using an electric pressure cooker.

This miso red lentil soup is great for lunch or dinner. It’s a thick, flavorful soup enriched with red miso paste and shiitake mushrooms for a punch of umami.

To make the soup, sauté onions, garlic, and fresh shiitake in an electric pressure cooker (i.e. Instant Pot). Add vegetable broth and red lentils. Set the pressure cooker to cook for 8 minutes. And, that’s it! 

Red lentils are very delicate. During the cooking process they will soften and turn into a puree. No need to use an immersion blender.

Additional vegetable broth is added to thin out the mixture once the soup is cooked. Add the kale and miso paste at the end. The residual heat of the soup will gently cook the kale leaves.

Too much heat will kill the probiotics and nutrients in the miso paste. Adding the miso paste at the ends helps to keep all that good stuff intact.

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