quinoa vegetable soup

This healthy homemade vegetable soup recipe is full of veggies, kale and quinoa. It's easy to make and good for you, too! This soup makes great leftovers. It's gluten free and vegan, as long as you don't top it with optional Parmesan cheese. Recipe yields 4 to 6 servings of soup.

Quinoa Vegetable Soup

extra virgin olive oil

yellow

carrots,

celery stalks, chopped

sweet potatoes or butternut squash

garlic cloves, pressed

thyme

(28 ounces) diced tomatoes

vegetable broth

water

salt, more to taste

bay leaves

red pepper flakes

black pepper

(15 ounces) great northern beans

kale

lemon juice,

Parmesan cheese

Warm the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Once the oil is shimmering, add the chopped onion, carrot, celery, seasonal vegetables and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, until the onion has softened and is turning translucent, about 6 to 8 minutes.

Add the garlic and thyme. Cook until fragrant while stirring frequently, about 1 minute. Pour in the diced tomatoes with their juices and cook for a few more minutes, stirring often.

Pour in the quinoa, broth and the water. Add 1 teaspoon salt, 2 bay leaves and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Season generously with freshly ground black pepper. Raise heat and bring the mixture to a boil, then partially cover the pot and reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer.

Cook for 25 minutes, then remove the lid and add the beans and the chopped greens. Continue simmering for 5 minutes or more, until the greens have softened to your liking.

Remove the pot from heat, then remove the bay leaves. Stir in 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Taste and season with more salt, pepper and/or lemon juice until the flavors really sing. (You might need up to 1/2 teaspoon more salt, depending on your vegetable broth and your personal preferences.) Divide into bowls and top with grated Parmesan if you’d like.

I made this recipe and it turned out so wonderful. I added field roast sausages and it still came out great. I am going to come back to this recipe, many many times. Thank you!

Hi Kate! I made a giant Greek Quinoa and Kale Salad (with bottled Greek salad dressing and Feta Cheese) for our Christmas dinner potluck yesterday as I'm trying to avoid meat. It was a great salad, but less than a best seller as there was a huge quantity of traditional food as well. So I brought home quite a bit. I google searched Quinoa Soup, and found your recipe. So I'm following your recipe, with the addition of two cups Greek Quinoa and Kale Salad which also has red and green pepper, red onion, cucumber and cherry tomatoes. Other than what was in my salad, and the onion, carrot and celery, I didn't add any seasonal vegetables. I hate to waste food, and the salad as is was getting a wee bit gummy, so this was the perfect way to salvage it, and make a great pot of soup at the same time. I love to freeze soup in individual portions for lunches for work (or home). I don't love eating the same thing day after day, so this absolutely works. I'm printing your recipe, so I can make it again, following your method to the letter next time. Thank you, and have a blessed and prosperous 2020!

Made this tonight for the family and even my 11 year old ate it  We didn’t have any seasonal veggies so just added extra carrot, celery and tomatoes. Only had fresh parsley so used this as replacement for the thyme and added the chickpeas. Delicious! Was perfect for the cold weather. Thank you!

I just found your recipe site and I made this soup today. I followed your recipe exactly and this is just delicious! Definitely will be adding this soup to my weekly meal rotation! Thank you!

I loved this soup! I used 6 cups veggie broth and 1 cup water. I also used White Beans because they're a smaller less grainy kidney bean than some others. I have a pic but don't see how to post it.

So yummy! Topped with vegan parm and served with crusty bread. Thanks for sharing.

I made this soup last night. It has so much flavor and is delicious! For the seasonal vegetables, I used a small green and small yellow zucchini, and 1 small sweet potato. I followed the recipe as it, putting in a little less than 1 cup of quinoa because it was all I had on hand. I think it was plenty. I noticed this morning that the quinoa has soaked up a lot of the broth. I'll add more broth and might consider cooking the quinoa separately next time, adding it to each serving bowl. I would do this because we tend to eat soups over a few days. Another great recipe, Kate!

Question:  what do you think is the caLorie count per serving?   I assume it can’t be much since it’s mostly vegetables, including the broth.  I made this soup and love it so much, I’m not only having a bowl of it for lunch, I’m having it as a snack.

Hands down my favourite vegetable soup recipe!! You can add whatever veggies you feel like and even add

Hands down my favourite vegetable soup recipe!! Thanks Kate :)

My favorite soup recipe! Filling and healthy. I use different vegetables every time and love it just the same. Perfect for winter!

My family loves this soup so much!! It’s a regular in my house and even my small children eat it up!!

I just finished making this. It was delicious.

i made this and used turnip and potato, turned out delish! Thanks

Since our household turned Vegan I have struggled to find good dinner options. This was a hit and will now be a staple! Thank you!

This was amazing! I was able to use up some produce that would have otherwise spoiled (spinach, potato, extra carrots) and now have healthy, filling lunches for the week. I used ~1 tsp red pepper flakes and used fire roasted tomato for extra spice. Will definitely make again!

This is my favorite stew to make! I've made is about five times, and I finally decided to give y'all some well-deserved credit. Thank you!

I prepared this last night using summer squash for the vegetable (not exactly seasonal, but it was on hand!), and leaving out the can of beans. I also used chopped spinach in addition to the kale. My whole family (small kids included) enjoyed the soup very much. I will definitely be making it again!

I prepared this soup for a grieving family because the mom told me she was vegan. All was eaten the same day it was delivered. I did omit the black pepper and pepper flakes because so many individuals have sensitive stomachs. 

Thank you for this wonderful recepie!

Love this recipe and want to try in my Instapot and I don’t see that anyone has tried it in the comments. So you have any suggestion for that?  I could just do on the stove if you don’t but thanks.

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