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Servings: 4
Prep time: 20
When treatment has left you wanting something easy, warming and tasty, this black-eyed pea chard and farro soup is perfect one-pot meal. Pomegranate, cumin and cancer fighting turmeric give this deliciously hearty soup a Middle Eastern tang. Every inch of the chard leaves gets used. The stems are diced and slow cooked with the main soup ingredients, while the tender greens are added just at the end to bring their earthy freshness to the soup, not to mention vitamins A, C, & K. A real super soup!
Preparation
- In a heavy bottomed pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the chard stems and onions and cook for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the onions are soft and translucent. Add the garlic, turmeric, cumin and cumin, cook stirring for 2 minutes.
- Add the black eyed peas, farro, water, and pomegranate molasses. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the peas and farro are tender.
- Stir in the cilantro, chard leaves, and salt cook for another 10 minutes. Adding more water if you prefer a soupier broth. Taste for seasonings and serve with a dollop of yogurt and fresh pomegranate seeds.
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 leaves rainbow chard, stems and leaves chopped and separated
- ½ medium onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ cup black eyed-peas, dried
- ¼ cup farro
- 1 quart (4 cups) water
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses or lemon juice
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
- Yogurt, to garnish
- ⅓ cup fresh pomegranate seeds
Nutritional Information
Calories
141 cals
Fat
4 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1 g
Monounsaturated Fat
3 g
Carbohydrates
24 g
Sugar
9 g
Fiber
5 g
Protein
5 g
Sodium
935 mg
*per serving
Ann's Tips and Tricks
Multicolored Rainbow chard makes the soup look pretty, but you can use any kind of chard really, Swiss, Ruby, Rainbow – the taste will be the same.
If you have them, you could also use beet greens to make this, stems and all. They’ll give the soup for an earthier flavor.
