Quinoa soup

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook quinoa soup? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Tomatoes in their own juice can be replaced with fresh tomatoes or tomato paste. And instead of vegetable broth, you can use meat broth or just clean water.

2. STEP 2

   

   First, rinse and dry the quinoa.

3. STEP 3

   

   Take the potatoes, wash them with a brush under running water, peel them and cut them into cubes. Choose the size of the cubes to suit your taste.

4. STEP 4

   

   Take the carrots, wash them with a brush under running water, peel them and cut them into cubes. If you wish, you can use a different cutting method.

5. STEP 5

   

   Wash the celery under running water, dry, cut into slices. The slices can be larger or smaller - as desired.

6. STEP 6

   

   Peel the garlic, pass through a press or finely chop with a knife.

7. STEP 7

   

   Take a saucepan with a thick bottom, pour in vegetable oil, heat it on the stove. Place carrots and celery in the pan. Fry over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 7 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add potatoes and garlic. Continue stir-frying for another 5 minutes. If the vegetables start to burn, you can add a little more oil and reduce the heat.

9. STEP 9

   

   Add chopped tomatoes and juice to the vegetables in the pan. Mix well.

10. STEP 10

    

    Pour in the vegetable broth. Cook over low heat for about 15 minutes, until the vegetables are almost done.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add the quinoa and bay leaf to the pan. Cook for about 15 minutes until the cereal is cooked through.

12. STEP 12

    

    About 5 minutes before it’s ready, add salt and pepper to the soup to taste.

13. STEP 13

    

    Let the finished soup stand covered for 5 minutes. Pour the soup into serving bowls and sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley or dill. Bon appetit!