Buckwheat, Chicken & Kale Soup - Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 brown onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cm piece of fresh ginger, grated
• 1 leek, finely chopped
• 1 fennel bulb, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, finely chopped
• 3 celery stalks, finely chopped
• 500g chicken breast
• 5 litres water
• 2 cubes of reduced salt chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 shallots
• 1 teaspoon peppercorns
• ¾ cup buckwheat
• 3 cups kale, chopped
• ¼ bunch of fresh parsley, to serve
• Whole grain bread, to serve