Perfect and extremely healthy alternative to pasta, rice, or any other carbohydrate you like to eat. While you cook and eat quinoa (Keen-Wah) as a grain, it is actually a seed full of supernutrients.
In order to cook Quinoa you want to use half the amount of quinoa to twice the amount of water. For example, to cook 1 cup of quinoa you will need to use two cups of water. Quinoa really is the most versatile food. You can serve it warm as a main dish or eat it chilled with a salad. This particular recipe keeps wonderfully to have for lunch the next day.
1. Bring 1 cup quinoa and 2 cups water to a boil in a pan. Once you achieve a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and simmer with the pan covered for about 10 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.
2. Meanwhile, in a frying pan add a small amount of olive oil, add a small amount of chopped red onion, chopped red pepper, and courgette (zucchini). Cook your vegetables nice and gently for amount 5 minutes until they are nice and soft.
3. When both your pans are ready you can put both the contents into a large bowl. If you would like to have the quinoa as a main dish you can serve the quinoa and cooked vegetables topped with additional fresh vegetables and herbs such as fresh garden peas and mushrooms with any fresh herbs you like.
Ingredients
Directions
1. Bring 1 cup quinoa and 2 cups water to a boil in a pan. Once you achieve a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and simmer with the pan covered for about 10 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.
2. Meanwhile, in a frying pan add a small amount of olive oil, add a small amount of chopped red onion, chopped red pepper, and courgette (zucchini). Cook your vegetables nice and gently for amount 5 minutes until they are nice and soft.
3. When both your pans are ready you can put both the contents into a large bowl. If you would like to have the quinoa as a main dish you can serve the quinoa and cooked vegetables topped with additional fresh vegetables and herbs such as fresh garden peas and mushrooms with any fresh herbs you like.