Quinoa Corn Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 6 cups water or 6 cups vegetable broth
• 1 large carrot, halved lengthwise and sliced
• 1/2 cup quinoa, washed and drained
• 3 cups corn (fresh or frozen)
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, do not drain
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon lime juice, freshly squeezed

Recipe

• 1 in a large soup pot, heat the oil. sauté the garlic and cumin for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
• 2 add the stock and bring to a boil. add the carrot, quinoa, corn, cayenne and sea salt. cover and return to a boil.
• 3 lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. add the beans and continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
• 4 just before serving, stir in the parsley and enough lime juice to make the flavors pop.