Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, quinoa minestrone "soup". One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Quinoa Minestrone "Soup" is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Quinoa Minestrone "Soup" is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

In a large stock pot or Dutch oven, add oil and heat to medium. Classic minestrone is made with pasta. But since we often bend the rules around here, rather than pasta I added in quinoa.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook quinoa minestrone "soup" using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Minestrone "Soup":

1. Take Half cup of quinoa (around 150g I've used, that wasn't half cup)
2. Prepare Around 1 liter of veggie stock
3. Get 500 g spinach, chopped
4. Take 50 g basil leaves, chopped
5. Get 2 onions, chopped
6. Take 2 medium potatoes, diced 🥔
7. Prepare 4-5 garlic, minced
8. Prepare 1 tomato, diced 🍅
9. Take 150 g carrots (3/4 cup), diced
10. Make ready 150 g Green beans (3/4 cup), diced
11. Get 1 peek sliced
12. Make ready Half cup celery, diced
13. Make ready 1 zucchini, peeled and diced
14. Take Olive oil,
15. Take Salt and pepper

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Instructions to make Quinoa Minestrone "Soup":

1. So first of all this recipe is a bit of experiment. I definitely wouldn't call it a soup, as it became quite thick even though I have added some splash of water during cooking, and also I would probably change a few things next time. I will write some conclusions as a last 'step' so I won't forget…
2. First things first, let's dice and prepare everything. On this picture, the 2 darker green bowls contain the "spinach-basil base", in the next step I will write down how I made that and this picture also contains the cooked quinoa.
3. Spinach-basil base: so we got the chopped spinach and basil leaves, and about a liter of stock. We mix them and blend it as smooth as possible. I've used a normal hand blender.
4. So just to don't forget, as a step please cook the quinoa, if you haven't done already.
5. On a bit of oil sauté the onions over medium heat for a few minutes until they get golden a bit,then add the garlic and the diced tomato, bit of salt and pepper and cook for a few minutes.
6. Add the carrots, green beans, leek and celery then mix well.
7. Poor in the blended Spinach-basil base and add the quinoa to the pot. Season to taste. Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes.
8. Finally, add the zucchini and the potatoes and cook for another 15 minutes, or until the veggies reached how you like them (super soft or a bit al dente? 😊) finally if needed season again with salt and pepper.
9. Finally, serve it!
10. And as I was cooking some notes here what I tried to differently. I definitely need more liquid or less filling as at the end, especially on the next day it looks more like a veggie stew. I also wonder how it could be a bit better looking. Advises welcome! 😊

This is exactly how we love it, but you can always make it thinner by adding additional broth. Additional protein: The quinoa and beans add a lot of protein, but if you'd like more, stir in some shredded rotisserie chicken near the end of cooking to warm it through. This minestrone packs a serious nutritional punch with quinoa instead of pasta or rice. It's a brightly flavored, delicious soup that will transport you from winter to spring! This Winter Minestrone Soup is packed with seasonal root vegetables like potatoes, parsnips, cabbage, and kale, as well as healthy quinoa and beans.

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