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Lemon orzo soup:

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small medium onion diced
  • 2 stalks of celery diced
  • 2 medium carrots diced
  • 3/4 C orzo
  • 1 large clove of garlic minced
  • 1/4 C lemon juice about 3 large lemons
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 6 C chicken stock or chicken broth
  • 1 Tablespoon of fresh dill or 1/4 teaspoon of dry
  • 1 Tablespoon of fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon of dry
  • 2 eggs
  • Garlic salt to taste
  • Celery salt to taste

Instructions
 

Directions:

  • Turn instant pot to sauté on high and once hot add olive oil then add onions, celery, carrots and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Add garlic and sauté for another one minute or until you Fragrant. 
  • Add chicken stock mix it to release the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Add your orzo, close the instant pot and pressure cook for six minutes on high pressure. 
  •  After six minutes quick release the pressure add your fresh dill and thyme. turn instant pot to warm setting or off.
  • In a separate bowl crack two eggs whisk until it starts to froth at the top then add fresh lemon juice and stir. Slowly begin to ladle some of the hot soup into the egg egg mixture. After each ladle make sure to stir so that the eggs do not curdle. Do this 6 to 7 different times.
  •  Now pour the egg mixture into the soup, salt to taste, zest of lemon.
  • Serve and garnish with dill and lemon slices.