Vegan Recipe ⇉ Savory Vegetarian Quinoa

I've been experimenting with quinoa and vegetarian cooking. Came up with this last night and it was delicious! I wanted to save the recipe here and share it with others. I topped mine with some chopped avocado and chia seeds for extra health benefits.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 large mushrooms, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups savory vegetable broth
• 2 cups quinoa
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 cups baby kale

Cooking Directions

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add carrots, onion, and mushrooms; cook and stir until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. Pour broth into the pot; bring to a boil. Add quinoa, soy sauce, and ginger. Reduce heat and simmer until quinoa is mostly tender, about 17 minutes. Add baby kale; cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand until quinoa absorbs remaining cooking liquid, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories233.3
• carbohydrateContent36.5 g
• fatContent6.5 g
• fiberContent5 g
• proteinContent8.1 g
• saturatedFatContent0.8 g
• sodiumContent372.1 mg
• sugarContent3.6 g