Sunday, February 12, 2012

Quinoa Black Bean Pilaf with Kale Salad

Pilaf

3 cups pre-cooked quinoa (we cook ours and freeze it in containers so we have it ready to go and all we have to do is microwave it)

3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped

1 can cooked sliced carrots, drained

1 cup frozen or fresh broccoli, chopped and cooked

1 can of peas or green beans, drained

*Any other veggies you want - tomatoes, corn, peppers, onions etc. (We added in finely chopped kale)

Spices - Lime juice, cumin, salt, pepper

Method

In a large pot heat a little oil and fry the garlic a few minutes
Add in thawed/cooked quinoa, veggies

Stir in 3-4 tsp lime juice (or more to taste)
Salt, pepper and cumin

Kale Salad

3-4 cups kale, stripped from stems and torn into bite sized pieces
1-2 ripe avocados
Handful of pine nuts
Chopped veggies (tomatoes, cucumber etc.)
1 TBSP lemon juice
Salt and pepper

*This is messy but worth it -

Wash your hands and take off any rings
Add avocado flesh to kale and squish with your hands until the avocado is completely mashed and the kale is a bit wilted and the avocado makes a "dressing" over all the kale
Add lemon juice, salt, pepper and squish more until well blended

Chop any veggie toppings you want - Tomatoes, cucumber, red onion etc.
Mix into salad/avocado mixture

Toast pine nuts in a frying pan (no oil needed) and sprinkle on top of salad

*We also had left over roasted, marinated beets and arranged those on the salad

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