one green planet
one green planet

This soup is smoky, spicy, creamy and unbelievably fresh tasting with layers upon layers of flavors. Toasted quinoa adds a wonderful nuttiness. Roasted peppers and caramelized red onions give the soup a natural sweetness that deepens the flavor of this soup. Since this soup might be considered slightly time-consuming, so we suggest making a double or triple batch and freezing some – it freezes amazingly well. You will not be disappointed with this award-winning soup!

Toasted Quinoa Mexican Soup [Vegan]

$2.99
Save Trees. Print Less. But if you must, we charge $2.99 to encourage less waste

Serves

6

Cooking Time

30

Ingredients You Need for Toasted Quinoa Mexican Soup [Vegan]

  • 4 cups sodium-free or reduced sodium vegetable stock
  • 1 (28) oz can no or low-sodium fire roasted crushed tomatoes
  • 1 medium red onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 poblano pepper, roasted
  • 1 red pepper, roasted
  • 1 jalapeño, ½ of seeds removed and diced (you can remove all the seeds to reduce spice)
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • ½ tsp chipotle powder, you can substitute Mexican chili powder if you don’t have it. (reduce amount if you want a less spicey soup)
  • ½ tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Pinch ground cinnamon
  • 1 avocado, cut into ½ inch cubes
  • Lime wedges, for serving

How to Prepare Toasted Quinoa Mexican Soup [Vegan]

  1. Roast peppers over a gas flame on your stove, turning with tongs until skin is evenly charred. Transfer to a plastic bag, close and allow to steam until cool to the touch. Peel the charred skin by hand. Once peeled cut away the stems, seeds and veins. (this can be done the day before to save time)
  2. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add diced onions and stir. Keep stirring until the onions start to stick and add 1 tablespoon of vegetable stock. Repeat this step, stirring often for 30 minutes, deglazing pan every so often with a small amount of vegetable stock. Cook onions for 30 minutes or until onions are a dark in color with the desired caramelized flavor.
  3. While onions are caramelizing, cook quinoa according to package instructions and set aside. (this can also be done the day before if you want)
  4. In a stock pot, add vegetable stock, fire roasted tomatoes, garlic, jalapeno, paprika, coriander, cumin, bay leaves, cinnamon, chipotle powder and stir. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in caramelized onions and continue to cook uncovered for 5 more minutes, remove bay leaves.
  5. Add cooked quinoa to non-stick skillet (I love my Cuisinart Green Gourmet Cookware) and cook over medium heat stirring occasionally for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from heat.
  6. To serve ladle soup into bowls and top with toasted quinoa, diced roasted peppers, diced avocado and fresh chopped cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
$2.99
Save Trees. Print Less. But if you must, we charge $2.99 to encourage less waste

Notes

Alternatively, if you do not have a gas flame to roast the peppers, this can be done in the oven. Set your oven to broil. Place peppers on a baking sheet. Spray lightly with cooking spray on all sides. Roast for 5-10 minutes on each side or until charred and black. Keep a close eye on peppers so they do not burn. Follow directions I have provided in recipe to remove skin. You also do not have to toast the quinoa if you want to skip this step, but it does add a nice crunchy bite to the soup. Cook quinoa according to package instructions and add desired amount to finished soup.



Help keep One Green Planet free and independent! Together we can ensure our platform remains a hub for empowering ideas committed to fighting for a sustainable, healthy, and compassionate world. Please support us in keeping our mission strong.

About The Author

photourl

Jennifer Strohmeyer

See My Recipes

Pure Thyme is a blog where Jennifer shares her passion for pure food, simple and delicious. She also hopes to inspire you to have fun, live well, find balance and embrace a more holistic lifestyle. An award-winning recipe developer, her goal is to make a healthy diet so easy and delicious to follow that the whole family can incorporate it into their lives. Jennifer lives in Georgia with her husband and three children.

Comments

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  1. looks so delicious. Not many people know but there are way too many vegetarian mexican dishes. Not everything has meat it is just what they advertise here in the US …nope, taco bell is not mexican food :P

Load More...