Quinoa Soup From Ecuador Recipes

QUINOA AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir onion, garlic, carrot, and celery until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add parsley, basil, bay leaf, thyme, chicken broth, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until heated through, 10 minutes.
• Stir cabbage, kidney beans, and quinoa into the soup. Cover and simmer until quinoa is tender, 30 minutes. Garnish each serving with Parmesan cheese.

ECUADOREAN QUINOA AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse the quinoa very well in a fine mesh strainer under running water; set aside to drain.
• Heat the oil in a large soup pot.
• Add in the onions and salt; cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes--stir every now and then.
• Add in the drained quinoa, potatoes, bell pepper, coriander, cumin, oregano, pepper, vegetable stock, and tomatoes; stir to combine.
• Cover and bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add in the zucchini; cover and let simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
• Add in the lemon juice; stir to combine.
• Serve.

QUINOA SOUP FROM ECUADOR

Steps:

• Rinse quinoa 3 times and drain well.
• Saute the onion in the olive oil for 5 minutes. Add the salt and cumin.
• Add the quinoa, potatoes, tomatoes, water and soy milk.
• Bring to a boil for about 5 minutes, then cover and let simmer until potatoes are tender.
• You may add water or milk if necessary.

PERUVIAN QUINOA SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium soup pot, heat oil on low heat. Add onions, carrots, leeks, and celery. Sauté for 5 minutes or until the vegetables begin to soften.
• Add in the garlic. Sauté 1 minute more.
• Add the sweet potatoes, turnips, cabbage, cumin and chili powder. Stir to coat the vegetables with the spices.
• Sauté 1 minute until spices are fragrant.
• Add stock and quinoa. Bring to a boil. Simmer until quinoa is cooked about 15 minutes.
• Add salt the last 5 minutes of cooking
• Add the parsley. Taste and adjust salt.

SOPA DE QUINOA - PERUVIAN QUINOA SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Chop the carrot, leek, and celery into pieces, set aside.
• Chop the cabbage into pieces, set aside.
• Pour the water (or stock) into a large cooking pot and bring to a boil. Add the quinoa and boil for 15 to 20 minutes. You'll know the quinoa is cooked when the little "tail" from the seeds has uncurled itself.
• Add the vegetables, garlic and desired seasoning to the same pot which you have just boiled the quinoa in.
• Bring back to a boil and cook until the vegetables are soft (approximately 15 minutes).
• Serve the soup while still steaming hot, sprinkling some fresh cilantro or celery leaves on top. Enjoy!

CREAMY ITALIAN QUINOA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan or dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery and garlic and saute until carrots have started to soften, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add chickpeas and quinoa to the mixture.
• Roughly chop the stewed tomatoes, then add them, along with the juice, to the pot with the sauce, broth and herbs and stir to combine. Season with a bit more salt and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce to simmer and simmer, partially covered, for 20 - 30 minutes (or longer if desired).
• While the soup is cooking, add the cashews, nutritional yeast, miso, water and 1/2 cup of the soup broth (just scoop it from the pot) into a high-powered blender and blend on high until smooth and creamy. This is your "cream"!
• When ready to serve, stir in spinach and cashew cream. Taste and adjust seasonings as necessary (I stirred in a touch more nutritional yeast). Serve immediately!