Tonight we were trying to come up with something for dinner. I have found that if I involve the kids and let them have input, they are less likely to balk about eating their veggies. My son came up with the ingredients for this dish and named it The Quinoa Meal Thingy.
3/4 cup quinoa
2 cups broccoli, steamed
1 mini yellow bell pepper, diced*
1 mini red bell pepper, diced*
1 recipe Cheez Sauce (below)
*If you can't find mini bell peppers, you can use 1/2 of a regular bell pepper (or less than 1/2 depending on size)
Clean broccoli by soaking in a large bowl with 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar or lemon juice (or other edible acid) for 15 minutes. Rinse well, then steam for 12 minutes or until crisp-tender.
Rinse quinoa. Place quinoa and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes or until all water is absorbed. When quinoa is finished cooking, add peppers and stir to combine.
Meanwhile, prepare Cheez Sauce (below).
Divide quinoa into three serving bowls. Top each with 1/3 of the broccoli and drizzle with Cheez Sauce. Sauce can be heated, if desired.
Makes 3 servings.
Cheez Sauce
1 cup cooked white beans
1 T. white or yellow miso paste
1/4 c. nutritional yeast
1 T. cashew butter
1 to 2 t. Real Salt
1/2 t. paprika
1/2 t. turmeric
1/2 t. garlic powder
1/2 t. chili powder
3/4 cup soy milk (more or less depending on desired consistency)
Place all ingredients except soy milk in a blender. Begin blending and add soy milk, 1/4 cup at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
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