Hearty Saffron Vegetable Soup | Rumi Spice

Ingredients

• 4 Tbsp olive oil
• Large bunch of Kale
• 2 Carrots, diced
• 2 Celery Stalks, diced
• 2 Leeks, sliced. White and light green parts only.
• 1 Red Bell Pepper, diced
• 1 15 oz can Chickpeas, drained
• 1 Tbsp garlic paste or 3 cloves of garlic, finely minced
• 1 14.5 oz can Fire Roasted Tomatoes
• 4-6 cups vegetable broth
• Big pinch Rumi saffron, the bigger the pinch the more beautiful the flavor
• 1/3 cup quinoa,  uncooked
• Salt and pepper to taste