New Year's Soup

Black-eyed peas and collard greens are traditional foods to eat on New Year's Day for luck and money, and both are found in this hearty soup.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 232 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 small onion, chopped
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can vegetable broth
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
• 3 leaves collard greens, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar, or to taste
• 0.5 cup quinoa

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until it begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Add onion and carrots; cook and stir until carrots begin to brown and onion becomes translucent, 7 to 8 minutes. Add collard greens; cook and stir until wilted, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Add black-eyed peas and pour in vegetable broth; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until vegetables are softened, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 3

Meanwhile, bring water and quinoa to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until all water has been absorbed, about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Stir cooked quinoa into soup and continue simmering until collard greens are tender, about 10 more minutes. Stir in cider vinegar and season with salt and pepper.