Ingredients
- 200g Quinoa
- 100g Champignon Mushrooms
- 70g Red Peppers
- 70g Yellow Pepper
- 150g Zucchini
- 100g Red Onions
- 400g Water
- to taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- to taste Mint
- to taste Salt
- to taste Black Pepper
Directions
If you think of a light, gluten-free vegan dish, only sad, boiled vegetables come to mind, today with our recipe we will show you how healthy and tasty it can be to eat healthy: quinoa with vegetables in fact, with its explosion of perfumes and colors, it is an easy and fun way to discover new flavors in the kitchen, in all lightness. A diced crispy vegetables accompanies the quinoa, the queen of all the “fake cereals”, in a round dance of taste that will conquer the most traditionalists and will delight lovers of alternative cuisine. Prepare the quinoa with vegetables for your dinners with friends: celiacs and vegetarians will thank you, and even the omnivores will ask you for an encore!
Steps
1 Done | To prepare quinoa with vegetables, start by cleaning the red onions, cutting them in half and then into thin slices. |
2 Done | Also cut the red pepper in half and scrape off the internal seeds. Then cut it into small cubes and repeat the same cut for the yellow pepper. |
3 Done | Cut the zucchini into cubes and finally clean the mushrooms and cut them into slices. Heat a drizzle of oil in a pan and add the onions first. |
4 Done | Let them stew slowly, blend with a little water when they begin to brown, and continue cooking a few more minutes, until they are very tender. |
5 Done | Then add the peppers, mix and cook for a couple of minutes before adding the zucchini and mushrooms. |
6 Done | Cook everything for another 5 minutes, adjusting with salt and pepper: your vegetables are ready and crunchy! |
7 Done | Take care now of the quinoa: rinse it thoroughly, to eliminate the layer of saponin that makes up the external patina. |
8 Done | Then heat a little oil on the bottom of a pan and pour the quinoa to toast it. Mix with a wooden spoon to prevent it from sticking, season with salt and continue to cook, cover with the remaining water: its volume must be twice that of the quinoa. |
9 Done | As soon as the seeds open to flower and the water has been absorbed, the quinoa is ready: add it to the vegetables. Mix and sauté a little to bind the flavors, then finish with a handful of mint leaves to give the dish fragrance: quinoa with vegetables is ready to be enjoyed! |