I am not vegan but THIS is amazing!!

corinneselene

http://thesimpleveganista.blogspot.com/2014/01/smoky-lentil-quinoa-soup.html

Smoky Lentil + Quinoa Soup

Ingredients

1 cup lentils (french, beluga or green/brown)
1/2 cup quinoa
2 large carrots, diced 1/4"
2 stalks celery, diced
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons grapeseed or olive oil or 1/4 cup water for water saute
1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes (I used fire roasted) or 2 fresh tomatoes, diced
6-7 cups vegetable broth or water
2 - 3 bay leafs
2 teaspoons smoked sweet paprika (if using hot use 1 teaspoon or to taste)
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon fresh
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
mineral salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
chopped parsley for garnish


Rinse your lentils well and pick through removing any oddly shaped or colored lentils. Rinse quinoa using a fine mesh strainer to remove any powdery residue.

In a large pot/dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, carrots and garlic, saute for 5 minutes, until onions are tender. Add smoked paprika, cumin, thyme and nutmeg, cook until fragrant, about 1 - 2 minutes. Add in tomatoes, broth, lentils, quinoa, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally and tasting for flavor as you go. Once done, remove from heat, add balsamic vinegar and stir. Remove bay leaves before serving.

Spoon soup into serving dishes and top with chopped parsley.

Sreneesa

Sounds great.

Thx!

kbeardmore22

bump, thanks for sharing:)

azdeha

Can anyone actually tell me what Quinoa is? I see it in a lot of recipes but we don't have it out here in Greece, Thanks.

Zumaria1

Sounds great. I already love lentils so this sounds really good. Never thought of adding quinoa. Thanks for the recipe!!

onsugarhill

Sounds delicious!

mockchoc

Can anyone actually tell me what Quinoa is? I see it in a lot of recipes but we don't have it out here in Greece, Thanks.

It's a seed (not a grain) that has a lot of protein in it. Google for a picture. You can use it instead of rice or cous cous etc..

iwantmydenimback

bumping to make this week!

Zara150

It 's supposed to be very good for you, it's tasty too! they are grains like rice, I think you should be able to find it in Greece

mockchoc

It 's supposed to be very good for you, it's tasty too! they are grains like rice, I think you should be able to find it in Greece

No google it. It's a seed from a grain crop.

echoesmyron

Made this today! So good, thanks for sharing.

babynew

http://thesimpleveganista.blogspot.com/2014/01/smoky-lentil-quinoa-soup.html

Smoky Lentil + Quinoa Soup

Ingredients

1 cup lentils (french, beluga or green/brown)
1/2 cup quinoa
2 large carrots, diced 1/4"
2 stalks celery, diced
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons grapeseed or olive oil or 1/4 cup water for water saute
1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes (I used fire roasted) or 2 fresh tomatoes, diced
6-7 cups vegetable broth or water
2 - 3 bay leafs
2 teaspoons smoked sweet paprika (if using hot use 1 teaspoon or to taste)
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon fresh
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
mineral salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
chopped parsley for garnish


Rinse your lentils well and pick through removing any oddly shaped or colored lentils. Rinse quinoa using a fine mesh strainer to remove any powdery residue.

In a large pot/dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, carrots and garlic, saute for 5 minutes, until onions are tender. Add smoked paprika, cumin, thyme and nutmeg, cook until fragrant, about 1 - 2 minutes. Add in tomatoes, broth, lentils, quinoa, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally and tasting for flavor as you go. Once done, remove from heat, add balsamic vinegar and stir. Remove bay leaves before serving.

Spoon soup into serving dishes and top with chopped parsley.

Going to give this a try .Thank You
:flowerforyou:

VulcanLover

bump

avemaryama

This looks delicious, I'm kind of obsessed with soups. Cooking this tomorrow. Thank you!

enaliba

bump

gngracie

This sounds delicious! Definitely going to have to try!

Mickeyinfinite

For anyone who is interested I used the app on this site to determine the nutrition breakdown in the above recipe and here it is:

servings 5

Cal: 238
Carbs: 45
Fat: 2
Protein: 10
Sodium: 247
Sugar: 9

P.S. I didn't use the oil for sauteing, instead I used the water (1/4 cup)

Laughter_Girl

Bump

MarcieDixon

Yummy...Going to try this

alhumphreys

Putting this one away for safe keeping ! Yum !

BarefootSerenity

Thanks for posting this recipe. It sounds divine.

khoshgeleh16

Oh, that sounds awesome. I'm not vegan, but I'm vegetarian and I always need more protein... and relatively easy-to-make things!

caramelgyrlk

Thanks for sharing. I just made lentil soup last night. The quinoa addition will be more filling.

Cheers

jetlag

I might make that tonight. I have a chicken breast to use so might slice that uber-thin and put it in, too.

MAZofOZ

Sounds delish....will haffta try this one....thanx for sharing!! :flowerforyou:

jetlag

Made it. It's gorgeous, though I added a tbsp of Dijon mustard, lime juice and cilantro. Will easily feed 4. It's incredibly filling.

Jayne19099

Bump!

otter090812

Bump. Thanks!

king1988

bump

lseed87

Sounds great! Trying to eat more vegan/gluten free this month. bump

esai465

Sounds wonderful. thank you for sharing!