Cold Potato, Green Bean, and Quinoa Soup

• 6 medium potatoes, preferably golden
• 2 cups fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths
  (use organic frozen green beans if unavailable — green bean season is short!)
• ½ cup raw quinoa (any color, but red quinoa looks nice in this soup)
• 2 cups unsweetened rice milk or other nondairy milk
• 8-ounce container vegan sour cream, or 1 recipe Vegan Sour Cream
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, more or less to taste
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro, or more to taste
• 2 scallions or a small bunch fresh chives, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon good-quality curry powder or more, to taste
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose seasoning blend (like Frontier or Mrs. Dash)
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Peel thepotatoes and cut into approximately ½-inch dice. Cover with water in a small soup pot and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook until the potatoes are about half done, about 10 minutes.

Add the green beans and cook until both are tender but not overdone, about 10 minutes longer. Remove from the heat, but do not drain.

Meanwhile, combine the quinoa with 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a slow boil, then turn the heat down and simmer gently until the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Stir the quinoa into the soup pot with the potatoes and green beans, once they're done.

Combine about half of the rice milk with the vegan sour cream in a bowl and whisk together until smooth (this won’t be necessary if you’re using homemade vegan sour cream). Add this along with the rest of the rice milk, plus the remaining ingredients, to the soup pot. Stir together.

Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled before serving. Or, as suggested in the headnote, if you can't wait, serve at once.

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