Herbed Vegetable Quinoa Soup With Swiss Chard
I came up with this recipe as a way to incorporate more greens into my diet. It is a wonderful blend of flavors that's perfect on a cold winter day. Gluten-free and vegan too!!
Steps
Heat oil over medium heat in a large pot or dutch oven.
Add onion , garlic , carrots , celery , mushrooms , herbs and pepper and saut until onions and mushrooms are tender , about 10 minutes.
Add broth and quinoa , bring to a boil , reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes , or until quinoa and carrots are tender.
Meanwhile , bring a large pot of water to a boil , add swiss chard and boil for 3 minutes , or until tender.
Drain.
Stir chard into soup.
Serve.
Ingredients
extra virgin olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, carrots, celery, white button mushrooms, dried basil, dried rosemary leaves, dried thyme, fresh ground black pepper, vegetable broth, quinoa, swiss chard leaves