Recipe: Tomato and Grain Soup

Here's another favorite soup recipe. I accidentally ended up with a bunch of tomatoes, and searched for something to do with them, and stumbled on this. I wasn't sure it would be good - but am happy I persevered because it is AMAZING!!! Now, the recipe I found called for different spices and different grains, so you can mess with this however you like, but here's how I made it:

Saute the following until the onions are soft:
- 2 Tablespoons oil
- 2 medium onions, diced

Add:
- 2 chopped celery sticks (I didn't, it was good without, but the recipe called for it)
- 2-3 chopped carrots, medium
- 2-4 diced potatoes
- 6-10 diced tomatoes (I cleaned out the seeds first so it was just the flesh)
- 2 bay leaves
- 5-6 cups chicken/beef/vegetable stock
- salt and pepper
- basil, lemongrass, cilantro
- 1/2 cup raw brown or wild rice (I used a Costco wild rice mix with 7 varieties)
- 1/2 cup raw quinoa (I used red)
- 1/2 cup raw bulghur wheat

Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, cook for an hour. Stir occasionally otherwise the grains will sit at the bottom. And viola! One of the best soups I've found. So hearty...


Nutrition, per 1 cup:
160 calories
4.1g fat
0.08mg cholesterol
643mg sodium
39.38g carbs
4.76g fiber
6.78g suger
4.9g protein
422mg potassium
34.5g calcium