Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, quinoa & red lentil stuffed sweet potatoes. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Quinoa is a flowering plant in the amaranth family. It is a herbaceous annual plant grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds; the seeds are rich in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins. Quinoa is an ancient South American grain that was largely ignored for centuries.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook quinoa & red lentil stuffed sweet potatoes using 19 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Quinoa & Red Lentil Stuffed Sweet Potatoes:
- Make ready Spread
- Take 4 medium sweet potatoes
- Take 1 tsp olive oil
- Make ready 2 scallions, minced (optional)
- Prepare 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- Get 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- Take 100 g (1/2 cup) dry red lentils, rinsed
- Prepare 90 g (1/2 cup) quinoa
- Prepare 1/2 vegetable bouillon cube
- Take 1 tsp sambal chili paste* (optional)
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Prepare 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- Get 1 tsp curry powder
- Make ready 1/2 large head of broccoli, cut in bite-sized florets
- Take 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
- Take Dressing
- Prepare 60 ml (1/4 cup) tahini
- Take 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Make ready 2 tsp soy sauce
Quinoa is a whole grain that is rapidly growing in popularity due to its many health benefits. Although people can cook and eat quinoa seeds in a similar way In this article, we explain the evidence-based health benefits of quinoa. We also look at the nutritional content of quinoa and how to add it to the diet. Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah or ke-NO-ah) is packed with protein, fiber and various vitamins and minerals.
Steps to make Quinoa & Red Lentil Stuffed Sweet Potatoes:
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400 F). Pierce sweet potatoes with a fork in several locations and place on aluminum foil on a baking tray in the oven. Roast until tender, about 45 minutes, stopping once to flip. - - *Note: Cooking the following ingredients takes about 20 minutes, so if you want the potatoes to be done at the same time, wait about 20 minutes after putting the sweet potatoes in the oven to start the next steps.
- Add scallions and onion to a large pot on high heat. Add 2 tbsp water as needed to de-glaze the pan and avoid burning, stirring occasionally until translucent and slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for another 2 minutes, stirring and adding water as needed.
- Add all of the ingredients from the lentils through to the curry powder to the pot plus 2 cups of water, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer with the lid partially covered. Simmer for 10 min.
- Add the broccoli and bell pepper, stir to combine, and place lid fully on the pot and allow to cook for 5 minutes.
- Mix all dressing ingredients in a small bowl plus 2 tbsp water. Stir into the quinoa/lentil mixture or serve on the side to drizzle on top. Enjoy!
It is also gluten-free and is recommended for people Often used as a substitute for rice, quinoa is commonly considered to be a grain and is usually referred to as such, but it is actually a seed. Quinoa (pronounced as kinwah; quinua in Spanish) is an incredibly nutritious "grain-like seed" obtained from the goosefoot family plant native to the highland plains of South-American Andes region. Ancient Incas believed quinua as "the mother grain. Chenopodium quinoa (and a related species Quinoa is highly variable due to a high complexity of different subspecies, varieties and landraces. However, in general it is undemanding and altitude-hardy.
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