3 ways to cook quinoa | no meat recipes | gluten free | In For The Food

Wash 300 grams of quinoa and drain it.

Cook the quinoa for 15 minutes like you would cook pasta, then drain the excess moisture.

Chop 2 onions and 2 cloves of garlic, and dice 1 big eggplant into cubes.

In a frying pan, add oil and sauté the onions with a little bit of salt.

Add the garlic and eggplant to the pan and mix everything well, then cover with a lid.

Once the eggplant is soft, add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce (optional).

Add 200 grams of the cooked quinoa to the pan and mix everything well.

Add 2 teaspoons of tomato paste and some crushed black peppercorns, then mix again.

Add 2 eggs and 2 tablespoons of corn starch (or potato starch) to the mixture, which may be a little runny but will be okay.

Decore the light green/yellowish peppers and fill them with the quinoa mixture.

In a separate pan, make a sauce with oil, 2 onions, salt, finely chopped zucchini, and carrots.

Add 1 cup of water to the sauce and bring it to a boil, then add half a cup of tomato sauce and bring it to a boil again.

Add the filled peppers to the sauce, cover with a lid, and place in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 1 to 1.5 hours, checking if the peppers are done.

For veggie burgers, use the same quinoa mixture, adding more potato starch if the mixture is too soft.

Form the veggie patties and use a flexible spatula for flipping them in the pan with a little oil.

Spread mayo on burger buns and toast them in the frying pan over medium heat until golden and crispy.

Assemble the burgers with cheese, veggie patties, mayo, jalapenos, and lettuce.

For quinoa salad, take the quinoa left in the fridge overnight, add veggies and feta cheese, yogurt, salt, black pepper, and olive oil, and mix thoroughly.

Taste the salad and add lemon for acidity if needed.

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