Published by: Albert Gibosse    #issuuloves

Made with natural ingredients and includes hearty greens and a squeeze of lemon for bright, fresh flavor.  Feel free to add a few of your favorite spices and plenty of freshly ground black pepper.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Category: Soup

This high-protein vegan Quinoa Black  Beans vegetable meal recipe incorporates your ingredients and  yields four large bowls of soup.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup Quinoa
• 4 garlic cloves, pressed or minced
• 1 can of your favorite vegetable-mix
• ¼ cup coconut oil
• 1 medium red onion, chopped
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 large can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, drained
• 2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt, more to taste
• Pinch red pepper flakes
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Juice of ½ to 1 medium lemon, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Rinse the quinoa in a strainer
2. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat
3. Add the quinoa and vegetablebroth to the pan
4. Stir in lime juice, the vegetable-mix and the remaining ingredients into the pan and simmer for 5 minutes or until the vegetable-mix is heated through
5. Finally, mix in the black beans and cilantro as well as the remaining ingredients

Serve hot or cold.

Bon Appetit!