Hearty Brown Rice and Butternut Squash Soup – Soil Born Farms

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 bulb fennel, top removed, and chopped (or 1 tsp fennel seed)
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced (or a couple tbsp apple cider vinegar)
• ¼ tsp chili flakes
• 2 tsp salt, or to taste
• 1 c brown rice
• 8 cups vegetable or chicken stock or water
• ½ bunch kale or other cooking greens
• 1 small butternut squash
• 3-4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled