What do you do with too many carrots? How about a soup?

Ingredients

1 tbsp avocado oil
1 large red onion, chopped
2 cups carrots, diced
1 cup dry red lentils
1/2 cup pearl couscous
1 can (14.5 oz) crushed tomatoes
2 bay leaves
2 tsp salt
several big grinds of black pepper
2 cups vegetable broth
3 cups of water

Instructions

Rinse the lentils until the water runs clear. Set aside.

Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode and cook the onions with the oil, salt, and pepper. After they soften up, add the carrots for a couple minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes and bay leaves. Add all the liquid and let it get warm. Add the couscous and lentils. Put on the lid and switch to pressure cooker mode on high for 15 minutes. Let the pressure release on its own. Come back in an hour.

Commentary

If I had some fresh parsley, I would have added that as a garnish. Instead, I hit the bowl with some parsley flakes and some chili powder. Tasty soup.

I probably would have added garlic to the onions, but I forgot I had some. Oops.