So What The Heck Do We Eat? -- Day 101
It feels like ages before I blogged again. April went by really fast without me noticing much what was going on in Vox. I hope everyone had a wonderful April. I'm learning to live more in the present, so May will be a little different. I haven't been cooking much at all, but I finally caught up a little yesterday. I made a big pot of soup, potato-pea-quinoa soup. I eyeballed everything so the recipe gives you a lot of room for customization according to your own taste.
Potato-Pea-Quinoa Soup
3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
1 large carrot, finely chopped
1 orange (or green) bell pepper, finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 large russet potatoes, peeled and cut into consistent 1-inch pieces
4 plum tomatoes, chopped
3/4 cup yellow split peas, rinsed
3/4 cup quinoa, rinsed
8-9 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked for 30 minutes and reserve the soaking water, finely chopped
2 1/2 tsp. tarragon
2 1/2 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. sage
1 tsp. oregano
2/3 tsp. parsley
1/2 tsp. rosemary
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 tsp. paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Over medium heat, sauté onions, pepper, carrots and garlic for 8-9 minutes until carrots get a little soft.
2. Add potatoes, tarragon, thyme, sage, oregano, parsley and rosemary. Stir once and cover. Cook for 3-5 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes and 3/4 cup of boiling water. Bring to a boil and lower to simmer. Cook covered for 5 minutes.
4. Add peas, quinoa, and chopped mushrooms and the soaking water. Add 2 bay leaves. Add plenty of water (according to your own preference for the thickness of the soup). Bring to a boil and lower to simmer. Cover. Let the soup simmer for 45 minutes. Stir a few times and check the thickness. Add water or uncover a little to achieve your own desired result.
5. When the soup is done, remove from heat. Add paprika and salt and pepper to taste. Remove bay leaves.
Serve with croutons or over rice. We had our soup with some steamed broccoli and raw walnuts.
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*Note to self- buy quinoa*
It has potatoes in it? Then it has to be good.
That's just the way things are.