Cooking with Good Day Austin: Quintessential Quinoa Soup

121 views · Published 10 November 2014 · 4:09 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: FOX 7 Austin · 2014 · Howto & Style

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Barbara Berry with Foodie Kids and two talented young chefs, Elle and Catherine, make a great winter soup that's vegetarian and gluten free. 

The recipe for the Quintessential Quinoa Soup, which serves 10, is as follows:

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 yellow onion, diced

1 carrots, chopped

2 celery stalks, thinly sliced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped

2 cups butternut squash, cubed

3 bay leaves

4 cans (14 1/2 oz each) reduced-sodium vegetable broth

2 cans (15 oz each) diced tomatoes

1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, rinsed and drained

1 cup red or black quinoa

1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary

2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme

2 cups chopped kale, ribs and stems removed

Sea salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions

-Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat.

-Add onion, carrot, and celery and cook until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.

-Add the garlic, sweet potato, butternut squash, and bay leaves.

-Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally so they don't stick to the bottom of the pan.

-Add the vegetable broth, tomatoes, and chickpeas.

-Stir in the quinoa and season with fresh rosemary and thyme.

-Cook for 15 minutes or until quinoa is soft.

-Stir in the kale and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

-Season to taste with salt and black pepper, serve warm.

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