Quinoa Soup with Corn
By: Lisa from Lisa's Kitchen
Easy soup recipes are perfect for a cold and chilly day. Try Quinoa Soup with Corn for a finely seasoned soup that will have you eating bowl after bowl. Healthy and hearty, this will please your appetite.
Ingredients
- 3 cup water or vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- pinch cumin
- pinch turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely minced
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 small carrot, diced
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon or lime juice
- 1 small stalk of celery, finely chopped
- 1 cup fresh frozen corn
- 2 tablespoon parsley or cinlantro, chopped
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Put the quinoa in a fine strainer and rinse well in water water. Many people recommend rubbing the grains together while rinsing to reduce the slight bitterness found in the surface of the quinoa, but unless you're eating it plain I find this step to be unnecessary. Soak the quinoa in the water or broth overnight, where you'll find it starts sprouting amazingly quickly.
- In a medium sized pot, bring the quinoa and soaking liquid, spices, celery seed, garlic, onion, carrots and celery to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and cook for about 10 minutes.
- Add the corn and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Next add the parsley or cilantro and cook for another minute.
- Remove from the heat and add the lemon or lime juice and the salt.
- Can be served hot or cold.