Name: Fresh Tomato and Black Quinoa Soup
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 30 ml/2 tbsp sun-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped; 5 ml/1 tsp harissa; 30 ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil; 175 g/6 oz/1 cup black quinoa; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; salt and ground black pepper; 30 ml/2 tbsp natural (plain) yogurt; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup red lentils; 1 sun-dried tomato, finely chopped; 1.75 litres/3 pints/7½ cups vegetable stock; 10 ml/2 tsp harissa (chilli sauce); warmed crusty bread; 1 medium onion, roughly chopped; 12 plum tomatoes (about 675 g/1½ lb), roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Quinoa Cookbook

By Penny Doyle

Published 2013

About

This lovely spicy soup is brimming with nutrients: heart-healthy antioxidants like lycopene and beta carotene, and vitamin C, together with low-GI lentils and quinoa. Harissa is a hot, deeply flavoured African paste made from red pepper, chilli, garlic, paprika, coriander, cumin and rose petals. It packs a punch, so use less of it if you wish.