Quintessential Quinoa

My friend Monique made incredible quinoa one day and I nearly devoured the entire dish in ten seconds. I don't know if I replicated her recipe exactly, but I did my best, and it came out pretty tasty.

 

Ingredients:

1. Quinoa
2. 1 Lemon
3. Spices to taste
4. Olive Oil
5. 1 Avocado
6. Tomatoe
7. Red bell pepper
8. Sautéd mushrooms

Directions:
While your quinoa is boiling, sauté your mushrooms and dice up your peppers, tomato, and avocado.

Once your quinoa is done cooking, remove it from the pot and allow it to cool for a few minutes. Then, squeeze the juice from an entire lemon all over it, drizzle olive oil and toss it gently with a spoon until it is evenly dressed.

Give it a taste test and decide if you need to add more spices, lemon, or olive oil.

My spice blend is somewhat a mystery because all the words are in Danish and I haven't translated all of them yet, but it is on my to-do-list. I think it has garlic, onion, rosemary, oregano, etc. I also added a bit of pink Himalayan salt and pepper.

Once the quinoa is dressed to perfection and your mushrooms sautéed to perfection, you are ready to stir in your fixings:

Just gently toss the diced fruits and veggies with a spoon in your bowl of quinoa a few times and you have yourself a delicious meal that just so happens to be vegan and gluten free.

Enjoy alone or with a glass of wine. As my mom sometimes says, "age gets better with wine" :)