Hearty Kale-Quinoa Soup

A very hearty vegetarian soup packed with quinoa, barley, lentils, mushrooms, carrots, and kale — deeply satisfying and nutritious.

OtherVegetarianIntermediate80 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
8
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lb mushrooms, diced
  • 10 cup hot water
  • 5 vegetable bouillon cubes
  • 0.8 cup quinoa
  • 0.3 cup pearl or pot barley
  • 0.3 cup red lentils
  • 3 carrots, diced
  • 3 tbsp tamari soy sauce
  • 2 tsp dried dill weed
  • 0.3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 4 cup kale, coarsely chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Add onions, garlic, and celery to the oil in a large pot over low-medium heat. Cook until onions become translucent, 10–15 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Dissolve bouillon cubes in the hot water. Add the water, tamari, quinoa, lentils, barley, and carrots to the pot and bring to a boil over high heat.

  3. 3

    Reduce heat and add dried dill. Simmer for 1 hour.

  4. 4

    Add parsley and kale (and fresh dill if using) and simmer for another 10 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add water during simmering if the soup becomes too thick. Serve hot.

Tags

souphealthyamericanlentilkalequinoabarleysuperfoodother