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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Quinoa stir fry with Pumpkin seed pesto


Quinoa is one of my staple foods along with rice and pasta. This dinner is just a simple stir fry with a pesto sauce so anything you like could go into it.
serves 2
30 minutes
The stir fry.
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • half a cube of tofu, cubed
  • 10 mushrooms, cut to your liking
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups of chopped mixed greens
  1. Dry roast quinoa in a pot until they start to slightly brown.
  2. Add 1 1/2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Turn to low and let cook for 25 minutes.
  3. Fry onion, tofu and mushrooms in a pan at medium high for 10 minutes.
  4. Add garlic and various greens (spinach, swiss chard, kale) and cook for 5 more minutes.
  5. Add 2 cups of cooked quinoa and pumpkin seed pesto.
  6. Top with some of your favorite cheese. I prefer Romano or Feta for this dish.
The pesto.
  1. Dry roast 4 Tbsp of pumpkin seeds in a cast iron pan until they brown and begin to pop.
  2. Grind coarsely in a food processor.
  3. Add 1 cup of chopped cilantro, the juice from 1 lime, 1 chopped clove of garlic, a pich of salt and enough olive oil to get everything mixed together well. A little cayenne wouldn't hurt here either.