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Quinoa vegetable soup

Vegetable quinoa minestrone

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A hearty Italian soup: seasonal vegetables, beans or chickpeas, cardamom, and cloves, simmered in broth, with cooked quinoa added at the end.

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Recipe from Pietrodn, Mr buick, Stemby and 9 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Discover this quinoa and vegetable recipe, a nutritious and easy-to-prepare dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$4.32 $1.08 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.86
  • $0.21
  • $0.09
  • $0.08
  • $1.16
  • $0.85
  • $0.35
  • $0.59
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Thoroughly rinse the quinoa under running water. ≈ 2 min
  2. In a large pot, sauté the chopped garlic and onion in a little olive oil until softened.
  3. Chop all the vegetables into roughly the same size pieces and add them gradually. ≈ 8 min
  4. Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 20 minutes, then add the cardamom and cloves.
  5. Continue cooking by adding water to keep the minestrone liquid, along with the beans. ≈ 3 min
  6. Add the quinoa and cook for another 15 minutes, or until the grains have opened.
  7. Serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil or grated cheese. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Vegetable quinoa minestrone

  • 100 g of quinoa$0.86
  • 1 small onion$0.21
  • 1 clove of garlic$0.09
  • 1 stalk of celery$0.08
  • 3 carrots$1.16
  • 2 to 3 pounds of apples$0.85
  • 100 g of cooked beans or chickpeas$0.35
  • olive oil$0.59
  • salt, black pepper, or chili pepper$0.13

Total$4.32

that's $1.08 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 100 g of quinoa
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 stalk of celery
  • 3 carrots
  • Half a head of cauliflower in winter, or 2 zucchini in summer.
  • 2 to 3 pounds of apples
  • 4 small, peeled tomatoes
  • 100 g of cooked beans or chickpeas
  • A few pieces of pumpkin (optional)
  • 1 cardamom seed
  • 1 to 2 whole cloves of allspice
  • olive oil
  • salt, black pepper, or chili pepper

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