Quinoa, Lentil and Carrot Soup Recipe

Recipes for athletes are not only made with rice or pasta and grilled chicken. There are many other foods such as legumes, which are essential for the development of good optimal physical activity. In addition, quinoa recipes are becoming more popular among athletes due to the large amount of minerals, proteins, and complete carbohydrates.

This vegan soup that we have prepared mixes legumes with quinoa and a few fresh vegetables. You will see that this quinoa, lentil and carrot soup has a delicious result. If you still don’t know how to prepare quinoa, take note!

Ingredients to make Quinoa, lentil and carrot soup:

1. ½ onion unit
2. 3 units of Carrot
3. 100 grams of Lentils
4. 50 grams of Quinoa
5. 1 pinch of Turmeric
6. 1 pinch of ground cumin
7. 1 pinch of salt
8. 1 pinch of ground black pepper
9. 2 units of tomato

How to make Quinoa, lentil and carrot soup:

• We gather all the ingredients to prepare the quinoa, lentils and carrots soup.
• Cut the onion circularly, also using the greenest part of the stem.
• We fry the onion together with the carrot, peeled and cut into not too small pieces. Let cook for 4 minutes.
• Add the grated tomato and let it cook for 3-4 minutes. We put a little salt, ground black pepper, turmeric and ground cumin.
• Add the drained lentils and stir so that they take on the flavor. Let them cook for 2-3 minutes and add a couple of glasses of water. Let the lentil soup cook for 25 minutes.
• Add the quinoa that we have previously washed and let it cook for 15 minutes.
• If you like it spicy, you can serve the quinoa, lentil and carrot soup with a little cayenne or Tabasco pepper.