Hey everyone and welcome back to Recipe A Day May! Today’s recipe is one I’ve been wanting to make since week one. It’s a quick veggie quinoa. This is a second attempt. The first time, everything went wrong. I couldn’t find courgettes anywhere, the aubergine went bad after about 12 hours and after a complete U turn of my ingredients list, I just wasn’t feeling it. Â
Originally, I was planning on making this as a one pot dish, making a vegetable casserole with the quinoa slow cooked in it. But, after making my chilli and tamari aubergine earlier this month, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to make it that way again. And I was a little short on time today, so I made this a 30-minute, two pot dish instead. Â
This recipe is dairy free, gluten free, vegan, soy free and nut free. Â
Prep time: 5-10 minutesÂ
Cook time: 30 minutes Â
Serves: 2-3Â
Ingredients
Aubergine Â
- 1 medium aubergine, choppedÂ
- 4tbsp tamari Â
- 1 tsp chilli powderÂ
Veggie Quinoa  Â
- Fry spray/ 1 tbsp olive oilÂ
- AÂ small red onion, dicedÂ
- 3 cloves garlic, choppedÂ
- 1 orange or yellow pepper, chopped into large chunksÂ
- 2 medium courgettes, roughly choppedÂ
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes  Â
- 100g quinoaÂ
- 300ml vegetable stock (approx)Â
- ½ tsp cumin Â
- 1 tsp paprikaÂ
- Salt and pepper to tasteÂ
Method Â
- Earlier in the day, prep the aubergine following the instructions here.Â
- Heat the fry spray/ oil in a large saucepan on medium heat and add the onion. Â
- Cook for 5 minutes then add the garlic and courgettes and cook for a further 5-7 minutes. Â
- Stir in the paprika and cumin, add tomatoes and pepper. If the tomatoes do not fully cover the vegetables at this point, add a small amount of water to the pan, just enough that the vegetables on top are covered rather than fully submerged. Â
- Reduce the heat and leave to simmer for 15-20 minutes until vegetables are fully cooked and sauce has thickened. Â
- In another small saucepan, cook the quinoa as per packet instructions, using the vegetable stock rather than water with the salt and pepper. Â
- Once quinoa and aubergine are cooked, stir both into the larger saucepan before serving.Â
Serve and enjoy! Â
Are you a fan of healthier quick dishes when you’re short on time or do you prefer to grab and go? Â
Until tomorrow, Â
Sophie Â
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That looks delicious and so yummy, but i definitely prefer grab & go when i don’t have much time its convenience over health hahah!
Hmm another good recipe!
Where do you get your inspiration? I am asking because I am crafting a vegan recipe book for my friend’s upcoming birthday ^^
She wanted more inspiration for her vegan life style as well.
Do you mind if I share some of your recipes from your site with her?
And if you have any good recommendation on where to find great inspiration, let me know <3
Oh this is interesting! I hadn’t had a quinoa dish before so maybe I should try this out!
I always love how there isn’t much prep time for your meals, I feel that sometimes I can be so lazy or just not in the mood to spend loads of time preparing something especially at dinner time! Thankyou for always sharing such inspiring meals 🙂 x x
Ellis // http://www.elliswoolley.co.uk
This looks delicious, I’ll have to save this for later! I tend to just grab and go if I don’t have much time to make food! X
Ashleigh | http://ashleighwrites.co.uk
This looks so tasty! Although, I’ve only ever tried quinoa once and I’m not the bigger fan of the texture of it!
Jessica & James | http://www.foodandbaker.co.uk
Love this!! Looks super yummy, I’m going to give this a go next week!!
Oh! This looks good! I’ve had quinoa 2 times, and my family wasn’t a fan the first time. I don’t think I did it right, lol. Thanks for sharing!
Trying this out tomorrow thanks for the inspiration
I love how healthy this recipe looks! This is a great meal prep idea XD. I’m hungry looking at this post now, haha. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
I cant wait to give this a try! Quinoa is one of my faves and this recipe looks delicious! I think you are amazing for doing everyday may! Have a great week lovely
Emily xx
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You always share the most delicious looking dishes! I’m really trying to be healthy at the minute and try new recipies so I’ll keep this in mind!
Sophie – x
Ok, this looks absolutely amazing! Definitely adding it to the ‘must try’ list!
Britt | http://alternativelyspeaking.ca
I had a spicy tomato quinoa the other day and I wasn’t a fan… I just found it was a bit bland and I love a lot of flavour in my food. Although I didn’t make it myself, it was shop bought so maybe it just needed some more herbs and stuff! I love paprika so I’d love to give this one a try!