Carrot Top & Quinoa Soup

kelly in TO's Note:

I had this amazing tomato red bean quinoa soup at this little cafe down the street from work named, Le Café Vert. I searched high and low for this recipe and unfortunately never found it. However, during my search, I found this.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon light olive oil or 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/2 sweet onion, diced
• 4 cups water
• 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch rounds
• 1 cup carrot, tops washed and finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

1. In a 3-quart pot, sauté the onion in oil until translucent, then add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 20-25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Reviews

[Lilmsbritches]

Very good! I added 1tsp of basil and I used No-Chicken bouillon. I will add more water next time, the water simmered down a little too low.

[potnia theron]

This is an easy and versatile recipe. I made this a few times with vegan "not beef bouillon" and added about a teaspoon of dried basil and dried dill at the end. very good.

[Ophirmom]

Even my 4 year old liked this soup, once she took a bite (any cooked greens always make her fear). The whole family enjoyed it, and it gave me something to do with my carrot tops!