Recipe for Quinoa Soup with Spring Greens and Radish

🧂 Ingredients

• ½ cup quinoa

  rinsed and drained
• 1 cup water

  for cooking the quinoa
• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
• 3-4 scallions

  sliced on a diagonal, or use shallots or thinly sliced spring onion if you have them (See notes for more info)
• 2-3 cloves garlic

  thinly sliced
• 4 cups water or vegetable broth
• 6 cups (or 3 good handfuls) of greens of your choice

  (see notes)
• 4-6 red radishes

  thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  or to taste
• Himalayan pink salt

  to taste

Instructions

• 1 Place the washed quinoa in a medium saucepan with a cup of water and a pinch of
  salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a low simmer, and cover. Cook for 15
  minutes until quinoa is fully cooked. Remove from heat and set aside until
  needed.
• 2 Meanwhile, chop and prepare your greens and the other vegetables. For a quick
  way to prepare leafy greens, chop them up and place in a big bowl of cold water.
  Swish the greens around with your hands very well, then lift the greens out of
  the water to keep the dirt in the bottom of the bowl. If the greens are
  particularly dirty, repeat with fresh water. There is no need to spin the greens
  as you would with salad lettuce. When you are ready to cook the greens, lift
  them out of the water directly into the saucepan.
• 3 When you are ready to make the quinoa soup, heat the oil in a medium saucepan on
  medium heat. Add the scallion or onion, along with the garlic, and sauté until
  the garlic just starts to brown.
• 4 Add the water or broth and bring to a boil. Add the greens and red radishes,
  along with the prepared quinoa, fresh lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Careful
  not to overcook the greens. You may not need to simmer at all, or you may need
  just a couple minutes until the greens are wilted and cooked to your liking. If
  you like, reserve a few radishes for a raw, crunchy garnish. (I like mine
  cooked.) 
• 5 Turn off the heat and taste. Finish with freshly ground black pepper and salt to
  taste. Add more lemon if you desire. This soup is better when well salted.

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