the best soup ever

...has to be the tomato pesto quinoa soup from Wholefoods. For those of you who don't know, quinoa is the only grain that is also a complete protein. It looks like little tiny round seeds. Comes in red or white and cooks up just like rice. When cooked the seed pops open and exposes a little tiny curlyque thingamajiggy. (That's a technicle term you know). You can add things to it to make it a little interesting and it will take on the flavors that you put with it. I decided to make my own version of this soup. What really makes this soup pop is the pecorino cheese in it. I would probably substitute pecorino because that's what I have on hand. Pecorino is saltier than parmesan so I could probably get away with much less and get maximun flavor.

Ingredients
2 large cans of crushed tomatoes (san marzano if possible)
1 can of tomatoe puree
1/2 vidalia finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped spinich
4 cups of water
1 cup uncooked quinoa
1/4 cup prepared pesto
1/2 cup finely grated pecorino
Salt and pepper to taste

This is super easy to do and I recomend you do it in a slow cooker. Sautee your onions and spinich in a bit of olive oil until onions are translucent. Transfet to your slow cooker and add all your ingredients except the pecorino. That I would add at the end. Serve this soup with either garlic bread or a grilled cheese sammy. Or eat it alone...of course I would never eat this alone..lol
I don't have my own pics of this soup but this is the wholefoods soup that inspired me to try to re-create it
Hope your inspired to try this soup!
Off for now!

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