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A Warming Vegetable Soup

Nothing beats a flavoursome and delicious vegetable soup.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Stove Top 1 hour 30 minutes

Equipment

  • Instant pot
  • Soup Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 litre Broth
  • 2 litres Vegetable Stock (water and stock cubes work just as well)
  • 2 grated carrots
  • 1 cup grated pumpkin or kumara (sweet potato)
  • 1 onion finely chopped or grated
  • ½ cup split green peas
  • ½ cup red lentils
  • ½ cup split yellow peas
  • ⅓ cup barley or quinoa

Instructions
 

Instant Pot

  • Measure how much broth you have.
    Use vegetable stock to bring the amount up to 3 litres.
  • Add the vegetables and dried ingredients.
  • Pressure cook on the soup function (or 30 minutes).
  • Allow the steam to release naturally and use the keep warm function to keep your soup hot until you serve it.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Serve with chunky bread to mop up all the goodness.

Stove Top

  • Measure how much broth you have.
    Use vegetable stock to bring the amount up to 3 litres.
  • Add the vegetables and dried ingredients.
  • Simmer until the split peas and vegetables are soft. About one and a half hours.
  • Season to taste with plenty of salt and pepper.
  • Serve with chunky bread to mop up all the goodness.