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Lentil Quinoa Soup

URL: https://cozypeachkitchen.com/hearty-lentil-quinoa-soup/

Ingredients

The soup base

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ medium yellow onion, diced
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 ½ cups vegetable broth
  • 1 ½ cups brown lentils, rinsed
  • ½ cup quinoa, rinsed
  • 2 cans diced tomatoes in juice
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

The spices

  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon marjoram
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

For serving

  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
  • 1 wedge lemon
  • to taste Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Heat a Dutch oven or stock pot over medium-high heat and add olive oil.
  2. Sauté diced onion, carrot, and celery with salt until softened.
  3. Add tomato paste and minced garlic, cooking until garlic is golden.
  4. Stir in spices and bloom for 30 seconds.
  5. Deglaze the pan with vegetable broth, then add diced tomatoes, lentils, quinoa, remaining broth, parsley, and bay leaves.
  6. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover, cooking until lentils are tender.
  7. Remove bay leaves and stir in lemon juice before serving.
  8. Serve topped with Parmesan, lemon wedge, and parsley.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
6 servings
Calories
285
Total fat
4g
Total carbohydrates
47g
Total protein
16g
Sodium
228mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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