Creamy Sweet Spice Quinoa
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This creamy vegetable quinoa dish is a combination of my Sweet Spice Soup recipe and cooked quinoa. I simply combined the leftovers of each and topped with cracked pepper and parmesan cheese for a new dish.
Quinoa is remarkably nutrient-rich and easy to prepare. It boasts of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phytonutrients, flavanoids, protein, fiber, and is a great source of manganese, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, and zinc.
Quinoa can be enjoyed as a grain and even ground into flour, as in my Quinoa Crepes recipe.
Quinoa is very easy to cook–even quicker than rice–boil 1 part rinsed quinoa to 2 parts water, simmer 15-20 minutes until soft and translucent, thenfluff with a fork.
You can’t beat the satisfaction of this comfort dish with the powerful nutrients, protein and fiber of the veggies and quinoa combined.
- 2 cups rinsed quinoa
- 4 cups water
- pinch kosher salt
- olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 medium yellow onions
- 1 small sweet potato with peel
- 3 medium tomatoes
- 1/2-1 butternut squash
- appx 2 cups milk add milk until veggies just blend in blender, maintain thick consistency
- 1/4-1/2 tsp cardamom to taste--start small and add
- 1/4-1/2 tsp nutmeg to taste--start small and add
- 1/4-1/2 tsp cinnamon to taste--start small and add
- salt to taste
- To cook Quinoa: Rinse 2 cups quinoa. Bring to boil in pot on stove 2 cups quinoa and 4 cups water. Reduce to simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes, until soft and translucent and most of the water is absorbed. Fluff with a fork.
- To cook Sweet Spice Soup: Rinse and chop veggies into chunks approximately one inch or so. Put olive oil in wok or large pan over medium heat and sauté onions and garlic for a few minutes. Then add the other veggies and cook until soft. Throw all the veggies into a blender with just enough milk for a thick consistency, spices, and salt, and blend until smooth.Enjoy! *Preparing butternut squash is quite easy. Cut off ends, cut lengthwise, scoop seeds out, slice into eighths lengthwise and steam in steaming basket over 1 inch water in covered pan on stove unit soft, then peel. Or, cut into chunks, peel, and throw into wok or large pot with the other veggies. In this case, I steamed two butternut squash and stored the extra in the fridge for future use.
- Combine 1 1/2 cup cooked quinoa and 1 cup Sweet Spice Soup (also see Sweet Spice Soup recipe on our website drjohnday.com for instructions) Top with freshly ground pepper and parmesan cheese
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