Cooking quinoa is much like cooking white rice: Simmer 1 cup of quinoa in a single and three-fourth cups of water for round quarter-hour. It is simple sufficient so as to add a heaping scoop of quinoa to a creamy bowl of soup for added heft and a pleasant textural distinction. A scoop of quinoa would enrich a creamy butternut squash soup or cream of broccoli.

You possibly can simply make quinoa the constructing block of your soup by cooking it together with the opposite elements. This may work properly with brothy soups or stews. You will begin by constructing the muse of your soup recipe, sauteing a mirepoix or base of aromatics with seasonings, then any uncooked greens and canned beans. You will add the quinoa with the cooking liquid. You should use a mix of water and broth or crushed tomatoes and broth, however a ratio of 1 cup of quinoa to six cups of cooking liquid is an effective place to begin. If you need a thicker broth, cut back the quantity of liquid or add a splash of half and half.

Quinoa will make an amazing substitute for pasta in a minestrone or rooster soup. It’d additionally convey extra protein and the same nuttiness to a mushroom and barley soup, as an alternative of the barley. Add quinoa to a Tuscan white bean soup with wilted spinach or kale and loads of contemporary parmesan cheese.