Quinoa and Mushrooms - plus a reciepe

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Hi Stacey and fellow vegans!!

 

I have used Quinoa only a few times myself being a recent entry to

the vegan and health food world. I bought some just the other day in

a packet at the health food shop - the first time I bought it was

from a food co-op with no recipe advice or packaging whatsoever! -

and the information says you can replace it for rice, use it for

dessert, breakfast in place of oats, stuff vegies with it, etc.

 

When looking at quinoa which is also a high protein source I just

cook it in water and substitute it for rice or pasta or whatever and

use my imagination...I have a well loved recipe I have just added

quinoa to theoretically for you lovely vegans!

 

Quinoa Stuffed Mushrooms

 

serves four, but then that's impossible because they are so edible

especially on an empty stomach!

 

1 cup organic quinoa

2 cups H2o -plus a tablespoon to fry with

4-6 Big Mushrooms - drool! - chop off and dice stems

1 medium block tofu, diced

1 medium onion, diced

1 zucchini, diced

2 tablespoons nuttelex or other butter substitute

1 can organic diced tomatoes - or buy / pick them fresh!

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 jar of salsa or equiv self made mixture

soy cheese melty style, grated or chopped

1 cup veg stock - the good stuff in whatever brand you can find

universally it is different - they are just brandnames! or use a

homemade one that is ready to cook with, again the universal time

spent cooking factor!

 

Preheat oven to medium hot.

Cook quinoa with the H20, boiling it in a saucepan for about 5 mins

then down to medium heat for ten mins.

Whilst quinoa is on the stove, splat the nuttelex with a tablespoon

of H20, into a medium hot frying pan then add the onion. Then add

tofu until just beginning to cook. Add zucchini then when half cooked

add mushroom stalk pieces and tomatoes. Make it so they still have a

little time to cook in the oven, or however you like it!

Take pan off the heat and stir in quinoa.

Pour vegie stock into oven dish, or dishes, and place mushrooms in

the liquid. Spoon mixture on top of shrooms and add grated soycheese,

salsa and garlic.

Pop into oven for about 20mins.

Pop out of oven and into mouth!!

 

Joy to the mushroom makers! Must be faerie land given! Mega energy

dose and great for kids and anyone! Convince them with the food!

<wink>

 

blessed be

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