Mexican Quinoa
Do you love quinoa? Do you love Mexican food as well? Then you'll fall in love with this recipe for Mexican quinoa in a second! Give it a try!
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 red onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 cup black beans or kidney beans
- ½ cup peas fresh or frozen
- 4 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 chili pepper
- green onion
- lemon
- ground cumin
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Rinse the quinoa under cold water. Add it to a pot with 2 cups of water, season with salt and cook for 15-20 minutes.
- Chop the onion and mince the garlic. Fry them in a hot pan with olive oil.
- Once translucent, add the sliced chili pepper, tomato paste, and chopped bell pepper.
- Season with cumin, salt, black pepper and fry for about 5 minutes.
- Add the cooked quinoa, beans and peas. Mix to combine, then fry for another 2-3 minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
- Serve topped with green onion and lemon juice.