Beautiful colours all around, beautiful colours in my plate.
This very easy recipe has much more than the good looks to give. Combines a bunch of seasonal vegs, has both quinoa AND spinach in it (!!!), it’s gluten free and in the end is quite healthy. How about that, he-he.
Ingredients for 2:
1 teacup quinoa
150 g squash, peeled, washed and diced
150 g beet, peeled, washed and diced
300 g spinach, washed and chopped
1 tomato, diced
1 small onion, chopped
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried coriander
the juice of 1/2 lemon
paprika and ground pepper
2 1/2 teacups water (to boil the quinoa)
Three very easy steps:
Boil the diced squash and the beet separately (to keep their bright colours) for about 15 minutes each, until soft. Pour the water out and put aside.
Put the quinoa, the onions, the cumin, the oil, the pepper, the paprika and the water in a large pot, bring to boiling, then lower the heat. After 5-7 minutes add the spinach, mix well and cook until the water evaporates. When ready, move it to a large bowl.
Add the squash, the beet and the tomato. Then the coriander, the lemon juice and mix. Served both warm and cold.
Vegan is Good!
P.S. Ideas for blue coloured vegs?
