Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

Add the onion, carrots, celery and salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften.

Add the tomatoes, garlic, cayenne pepper, thyme and oregano, and cook about 5 minutes.

Add the basil, parsley, wine, broth and 1 cup water, and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 50 minutes.

Remove the herb sprigs.

Using a hand blender, puree the soup until smooth.

In a medium saucepan, combine the quinoa with 1 cup of water and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and bring to a boil.

Cover and cook over low heat until the quinoa is tender and all of the water has been absorbed, about 25 minutes.

Spread the quinoa out on a baking sheet to cool.

In a small skillet, toast the quinoa over low heat, stirring frequently, until it’s crunchy and starts to pop, about 5 minutes.

Ladle the soup into bowls, spread the toasted quinoa over the top, garnish with chopped fresh basil.

Recipe originally published in JOY of KOSHER with Jamie Geller Magazine Purim 2015 SUBSCRIBE NOW