Simply Souperlicious – Chicken, Quinoa, Chard and Long and Lima Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 stalk of celery chopped
• 2 medium carrot (raw) chopped
• 1 cup Quinoa
• 1/2 lb green beans (ends chopped)
• 1 cup chard (just the green leaves) chopped
• 1 can lima or flava beans (with the liquid)
• 1 shallot chopped
• 1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 leek
• pinch of salt, pepper and paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 qt low sodium chicken stock with one skinless chicken thigh (or veggie stock)
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp saffron
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 squeezed lemon