This fragrant, healthy and vegan dish is one of my favourites-perfect in all seasons, I opt for seasonal vegetables and the chilli kick really gives it warmth and bite. Easy to assemble and cook, this is ready quickly and the kids like to gobble it up (sans chilli) too.
Quinoa is such a delicious, nutty and wholesome grain too, packed with protein and fibre, get some stocked in the cupboard as the perfect additional to vegetarian and vegan dishes.
Ingredients:
Serves 4
- 200g mixed quinoa
- 50 g couscous
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- a few florets of cauliflower
- 6 baby tomatoes, halved
- I red onion
- 1 green pepper
- 3 garlic clove, unpeeled
- 1 red chilli, sliced
- small pack coriander, roughly chopped
- zest and juice 1 lemon
- sea salt and freshly ground pepper to season
Method:
Cook the quinoa and couscous following pack instructions, drain and set aside.
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
Add the cauliflower, tomatoes, onion and pepper to a roasting tray and drizzle in some of the olive oil. Roast for 15 minutes.
Then add the garlic and 1/2 chilli to the roasted vegetables (as these roast quicker), for the last 5 minutes.
Leave the other half of the chilli to add raw for extra bite.
In a bowl add the veggies to the quinoa, and the remaining chilli, and coriander. Drizzle with olive oil, lemon juice and season.
Delicious!
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We love finding new vegetarian dishes and yours sounds so delicious, we are trying this out very soon! We also love the chili addition; it not only adds flavor, it also helps boost metabolisms!
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Thank you!
This looks gorgeous! Added it to my recipes bookmark folder 🙂
So pleased 🙂
Goodness this looks divine! I never done adding chili to my salads, I guess I need to start doing so. Thanks for sharing Vicki! Happy 2016!
So glad you like it, think you will love it x
Perfect – I’m obsessed with quinoa! This looks like a great dish for me to whip for work lunches in 2016 X
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Ooh think you will love it hun, thanks for your comment x
This is my ideal kind of lunch! I adore quinoa yet I don’t cook it that often. Adding chilli to salads is a brilliant idea for a bit of a kick!
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Really livens it up, we are obsessed with chilli on everything here!