Recipes

Freekeh and winter greens soup

Make the most of seasonal vegetables with this healthy soup. Leave out the yoghurt for a hearty vegan lunch.

January 18, 2018 09:16
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1 min read

Cook: 50 minutes

  • Heat the oil in a pot over a medium-high heat. Add celery, garlic, onions, chard stalks, parsley and salt. Cook on a low heat for 15–20 minutes until soft and golden. 
  • Add the freekeh, chard leaves and chicory to the pot, cover with water and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 40 mins until the greens and freekeh are soft. 
  • With a stick blender, pulse blend for a few seconds just to thicken it up a little, add the spinach and cook for another 5 mins. 
  • Before serving add a squeeze of lemon, sumac, salt and pepper to taste. Serve in a bowl with a dollop of yogurt on top. 
Serves 4 - 6

Ingredients

1 red onion, chopped

 

4 celery sticks, chopped

 

2 cloves of garlic, chopped 

 

Small bunch of parsley, chopped with the stalks

 

500g chard (stalks separated from leaves, chopped)

500g chicory, roughly chopped

250g spinach

6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

85g freekeh (washed and soaked in lukewarm water for 30 minutes)

Squeeze of lemon 

½ tsp sumac

Salt and pepper

Yogurt