Squash and Kale Soup

We made this soup at an event we hosted with the Cracking Good Food Network.

Squash, kale and farro grain soup

Ingredients

1 cup farro grain
1 onion,chopped
1 tbspn olive oil
1 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. dried sage
Vegetable stock

6 cups diced squash
4 cups chopped kale or spinach

Good handful of chopped parsley

salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Soak farro in cold water 15-30 minutes.

Chop onion, then heat olive oil in bottom of large soup pot, add onion and saute about 5 minutes. Add thyme and sage and cook 2-3 minutes more.

Add stock to soup pot and bring to a low simmer. Drain farro and add to stock, then simmer 10 minutes. Add squash and simmer about 30 minutes, or until squash is soft.

While soup simmers, chop the kale or spinach beet. Add it to soup and simmer about 10-20 minutes more. Season to taste with salt and fresh ground black pepper and finally add the parsley. Serve hot.