Spring is here! Break out the yellow lentils!

Spring Lentil soup

This is a simple light soup that will build strength and vitality

 

2 cups of yellow lentils

2 large cloves of garlic

3 spring onions

2 large carrots

4 new potatoes

fresh grated ginger

A pinch of pink salt

White pepper to taste

White miso

Directions

Wash lentils in a wire mesh strainer. Place in pressure cooker. Add water to cover plus a half inch. Bring to a boil while cutting vegetables. Add to the pot. Add the salt and pepper. Cut the green onion in to thin slices.  Throw half into the pot while retaining the beautiful green part as a garnish. Add enough water so that there is at least a half inch or more above the beans and veggies. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and bring to a boil. Once the little tab has risen and is nice and firm, turn the heat down to low. Cook for 15 minutes until the lentil are thoroughly done.  Run cold water over the top to release the pressure (wait for the tab to go down) and remove the lid. Add a teaspoon of white miso to a little broth and then mix it into a paste. Ladle in the rest of the soup. Add fresh ginger to retain the fresh zing. Add the thinly sliced green onion on top as a garnish.