Quinoa ‘fried rice’ with almonds and cashews
Organisation: Casey-Lee Lyons from Live Love Nourish
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4 Servings
Type of recipe: healthy, main meal
Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 large eggs, whisked
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 long red chilli, chopped
- 1 carrot, finely diced
- 3 cups pre-cooked quinoa
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 3 spring onions, chopped
- 1-2 tablespoons tamari
- 1/4 cup dry roasted cashews, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup dry roasted almonds, roughly chopped
- Fresh coriander, to serve
Method
- Melt half olive oil in a large frying pan. Pour in egg, moving around pan to make a thin crepe. Cook through. Remove from pan and roughly chop. Set aside.
- Add remaining oil, garlic, chilli and carrot. Cook, stirring frequently for 2 mins.
- Add pre-cooked quinoa, frozen peas, spring onions and tamari and stir to combine well. Cook until heated through.
- Stir through cashews and almonds just before serving. Serve with fresh coriander.
Tips:
This simple and nutritious recipe is inspired by fried rice, with added crunch thanks to the nuts! Mix things up with different vegetables and nuts.
Nutrition information
Per serve (4)
|
Energy |
1876kJ |
|
Protein |
18g |
|
Total fat |
26g |
|
Saturated Fat |
4g |
|
Total carbohydrate |
31g |
|
Sodium |
445mg |
|
Fibre |
10g |
Carbohydrate exchanges: 2
Recipe courtesy of My Organics, in collaboration with Casey-Lee Lyons from Live Love Nourish.
