Name: Mushroom and spinach quinoa with aubergines
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Cooking Method
Ingredients: 250 ml quinoa; 375 ml stock vegetable; 2 coconut oil; 2 spring onions finely sliced; 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced; 125 g mushrooms sliced; 1 orange pepper or red pepper, diced; 1 aubergine medium, 1cm slices; 1 spinach handful; salt to taste; lemon zest only; lemon halved, juice only; 1 tsp honey

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Ingredients (13)

250 ml	quinoa
375 ml	stock — vegetable
2	coconut oil
2	spring onions — finely sliced
2	garlic — cloves, finely sliced
125 g	mushrooms — sliced
1	orange pepper — or red pepper, diced
1	aubergine — medium, 1cm slices
1	spinach — handful
	salt — to taste

for the dressing:

	lemon — zest only
	lemon — halved, juice only
1 tsp	honey

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Method:

Place the quinoa and vegetable stock in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, seal with a tight-fitting lid and allow to very gently simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove the lid and allow the rest of the moisture to evaporate over the heat. Allow to cool, while fluffing with a fork.

While the quinoa is cooking, start with your vegetables. Heat a frying pan over a medium-high heat, add 1 tbsp of the coconut oil. Add the aubergine slices and allow to cook for 2-3 minutes on each side – or until browning – before turning over. Add more coconut oil if needed. Continue until they are very tender when pierced with a knife.

Once the aubergine slices are cooked, remove them from the pan. Add the remaining coconut oil, together with the spring onions, pepper, garlic and mushroom. Fry until the mushrooms are cooked and beginning to colour.

Remove the pan from the heat. Add the baby spinach. Stir ingredients for the dressing together and add to the pan, tossing gently. Add to the quinoa, tossing until well combined. Serve with the aubergine slices on the slide – warm or at room temperature.

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