Combine this Vegan Quinoa Recipe with eggplants and you will have a highly nutritious dish! You will Love it! Quinoa has nutritional importance. Unlike rice or wheat, which are low in lysine, quinoa contains a balanced content of amino acids for humans, making it an unusually complete diet.
What is Quinoa?
Although in practice it is a seed, quinoa is considered a complete cereal and a good source of fiber. Quinoa also contains Omega 3 fats, which do not harm the heart. It is also a good source of phosphorus and has a lot of magnesium and iron. It has no gluten and is easily digested.
TYPES OF QUINOA
There are 3 types of Ouinoa that we can find today in the market, red, white, and black. Quinoa comes from South America (Peru, Chile, Bolivia) and for thousands of years has been the main diet of the Inca breed. In recent years, the British and the United States have proposed Quinoa as an alternative to spaghetti, rice, and couscous, and you often see a similar role to the foods you eat in your nutritional preferences.
HOW TO MAKE THE Quinoa Bowl recipe – STEP BY STEP
Gather all the ingredients (Photo 1)
Add the coconut oil to a large saucepan. Add the chopped onions to the pan and cook over high heat. Add all the spices and let it cook until golden (Photo 2)
Add the chopped mushrooms cook over high heat for 2-3 minutes (Photo 3)
Add the eggplants in cubes and let them simmer in medium heat for 2-3 minutes (Photo 4,5)
Add the tomato sauce and 1 cup of water (Photo 6)
Let it cook until you get a thick consistency (Photo 7)
Add the cooked Quinoa and mix well (Photo 8)
Get the recipe of the cooked quinoa: Basic Vegan Quinoa Recipe
Enjoy! (Photo 9)
Cook's Tips For Perfect Vegan Quinoa Recipe
- Choose different varies of vegetables. Apart from eggplants, you can use any veggies you like.
- Protein. You can also add baked tofu for a protein dish.
- Use leftovers. You can use any leftovers you have on your fridge and make this dish.
- Tomato sauce. Instead of canned tomatoes, you can use the fresh ones. blend them and add them to the dish.
10 reasons to eat Quinoa
- It is a whole-grain cereal, so its intact seed offers a product with high fiber content. Fibers help in good bowel function, increase the feeling of saturation as well as delay the delivery of glucose to the blood.
- High in protein.
- It does not contain gluten, and this makes it a suitable food for people suffering from celiac disease.
HOW TO STORE THE Vegan Quinoa recipe?
This recipe makes 2 portions. You can put it on the fridge for 3-4 days and reheat it. I usually make a big portion, place it in bowls, and put it on the freezer. Leave out of the Freezer for 1 hour and reheat.
MORE DELICIOUS Vegan Quinoa RECIPES
Serving ideas
Why don't you try it with an Avocado Salad or a Beetroot Salad? Easy to make and great to taste! Find more fresh combinations for the perfect vegetarian menu at my previous post: Vegan & Vegetarian Menu Ideas. We love good food and we know how to make it.
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Quinoa Recipe with Eggplants
Ingredients
- 1 cup eggplants in cubes
- 1 cup quinoa cooked
- ½ mushrooms cut in slices
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon chilly flakes
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Add the coconut oil to a large saucepan. Add the chopped onions to the pan and cook over high heat. Add all the spices and let it cook until golden.
- Add the chopped mushrooms cook over high heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the eggplants in cubes and let them simmer in medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce and 1 cup of water.
- Let it cook until you get a thick consistency.
- Add the cooked Quinoa and mix well.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Choose different varies of vegetables. Apart from eggplants, you can use any veggies you like.
- Protein. You can also add baked tofu for a protein dish.
- Use leftovers. You can use any leftovers you have on your fridge and make this dish.
- Tomato sauce. Instead of canned tomatoes, you can use the fresh ones. blend them and add them to the dish.
Nutrition
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