5 QUINOA RECIPES FOR THE WEEK 🍚 Easy, Vegan, Healthy and Delicious! Yovana

quinoa

🥗Healthier: farro

💰Cheaper: rice

Farro is more nutritious, while rice is often cheaper.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

Add 1 cup of quinoa to a pot with 1.5 cups of water and a little salt.

Turn the heat up on high until it boils, then simmer on low medium heat, covered, for 15-20 minutes.

For the salad, combine mixed greens, 1/2 cup of garbanzo beans, 1 cucumber (peeled and chopped), 1 cup of cooked quinoa, 1/4 cup of red onion, and 2 tablespoons of dry cranberry in a bowl.

For the dressing, add 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil and 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar, then mix well.

Add 1/2 of an avocado to the salad.

For stuffed bell peppers, mix 1 cup of cooked quinoa, 1 cup of beans (red kidney or other), 1/2 cup of sweet yellow corn, 1/4 cup of red onion, and 1/2 cup of tomato salsa in a bowl.

Cut bell peppers in half, remove seeds, and stuff with the quinoa mixture.

Spray a pan with coconut oil, place stuffed peppers in the pan, and bake at 400°F for 15-20 minutes.

For a quinoa breakfast bowl, combine 3/4 cup of almond milk, 1 cup of cooked quinoa, 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries, a dash of sea salt, cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup in a pot and warm up.

For quinoa patties, mix 1 cup of mashed beans, 1 cup of cooked quinoa, 2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast, onion powder, salt, pepper, and fresh cilantro in a bowl.

Heat avocado oil in a pan, form the mixture into patties, and cook for about 7 minutes on each side.

For chocolate quinoa cookies, mix 1 cup of cooked quinoa, 1/2 cup of oats, 3/4 cup of mashed bananas, and 2 tablespoons of cacao powder in a bowl.

Shape into cookies and bake at 400°F for 15 minutes, then let cool for 5 minutes.

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