Ingredients to make Lentil Soup with Steamed Vegetables:
- 300 grams of lentils
- 1 leek
- 1 carrot
- 1 zucchini
- 150 grams of pumpkin
- 150 grams of broccoli
- 100 gr of green beans
- 4 tablespoons of liquid cream
- Water
- Hojiblanca extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- a few sprigs of parsley
How to make Lentil Soup with Steamed Vegetables:
- Put water in the pressure cooker, add the lentils, the carrot, the leek and a bundle with the green part of the leek and a few sprigs of parsley.
- Season and put the lid on.
- Cook for 5 minutes from the moment steam begins to come out.
- When they are cooked, remove the bundle and blend the lentils with the carrot and leek with an electric mixer.
- Pass the soup through the Chinese, add the 4 tablespoons of cream and mix well.
- Chop the pumpkin, the zucchini into cubes.
- Clean the pods, remove the tips and threads and chop them into small 1-centimeter pieces.
- Separate the florets from the broccoli.
- Put everything in the specific accessory for steaming and season.
- Put a little water in the pressure cooker, attach the accessory to the vegetables, put the lid on and cook for 2-3 minutes from when the steam starts to come out.
- Serve the soup in the tureen and the vegetables seasoned with oil in a bowl.
- If you want to serve it as an appetizer, put some vegetables inside each glass and cover them with the soup.
- Eating lentils once a week is the best thing to do.
- If you lack iron; if you are low on calcium; if you need to strengthen its defenses; don’t hesitate, eat lentils.
- And you can do it both in winter and in summer.
