# Harissa & Olive Brown Rice Soup

This soup is a hearty and flavorful dish packed with fiber, featuring brown rice, cannellini beans, cavolo nero, and a harissa and olive base, finished with a tahini maple drizzle.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Moroccan
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp harissa paste
- 225 g brown rice, or barley or spelt
- 1.5 L veggie stock
- 400 g cannellini beans, drained
- 100 g cavolo nero or kale, stems stripped
- 1 Large handful good quality green olives, torn in half
- 1 Large handful capers
- 1 Large handful parsley, coarsely chopped or ripped up
- 50 g tahini
- 50 g maple syrup
- Water to loosen to a drizzle
- Salt and lemon juice to taste

## Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan or pot over a medium heat until hot.
2. Add the tomato paste and harissa and cook for a couple of minutes until very fragrant and slightly carmelised.
3. Add the rice and cook for a couple of minutes to toast it and coat the rice.
4. Pour in the veggie stock and a generous pinch of salt, bring to a simmer and cover with a lid and simmer gently for around 35 minutes.
5. Remove the lid, test the rice; it should be tender with a little bite.
6. Stir through the beans and top up with a little more water in needed.
7. Stir through the cavolo nero or kale and simmer for another couple mins then remove from the heat.
8. Stir through the olives, capers and chopped parsley.
9. Taste and season with salt, lemon juice or a little sugar if needed.
10. Whisk together the tahini, maple syrup and a squeeze of lemon.
11. Add just enough water to loosen it to a drizzly consistency.
12. Season with salt and more lemon juice if needed for the drizzle.
13. Ladle the soup into bowls.
14. Drizzle over the tahini maple drizzle, a squeeze of lemon and some parsley leaves to garnish.

## Equipment

- large saucepan
- pot
- lid
- whisk

## Tips

- Add just enough water to loosen the tahini maple drizzle to a drizzly consistency; it might thicken initially but will loosen with more water.
- Season with salt, lemon juice, or a little sugar if needed to balance the flavors.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTdO0RUDD6y/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/36c4b4f3-cb46-42fb-a427-b3f2a02c5c38
- Extracted: 2026-03-16

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