QUINOA STUFFED SPANISH PEPPERS (V)

SERVES: 4

TIME: 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES

CALORIES 311

PROTEIN 14

CARBS 59

FATS 3

FIBRE 11

INGREDIENTS

300 grams of quinoa (alternatively use rice if

you cannot find quinoa)

1⁄2 litre of vegetable stock

4 bell peppers, deseeded and halved

100 grams of tomato salsa

1 red onion, diced

1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast (optional)

2 teaspoon of cumin powder

11⁄2 teaspoons of chilli powder

11⁄2 teaspoons of garlic powder

1 400g tin of black beans

Toppings:

1 avocado, stoned and peeled

The juice of 1 lime

Hot sauce

A handful of coriander, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Begin by preheating your oven to 190°C (375°C).

Thoroughly rinse the quinoa and add it to a 1⁄2 litre pot of vegetable stock. Bring the stock to a boil over a high heat and then reduce the heat, cover and let the quinoa simmer until all the stock is absorbed. This should take around twenty minutes and by the end the quinoa should look fluffy.

Brush the halved peppers with high heat oil, such as avocado oil. Add the cooked quinoa to a large mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Mix well and then adjust the seasoning to your taste by adding salt, black pepper or more spices.

Generously stuff the halved peppers with the quinoa, remembering that the mixture will shrink in the heat of the oven. Place the peppers in a non-stick baking tray and bake in the oven for around 30 minutes, or until the skin of the peppers is slightly charred.

Serve the stuffed peppers with your favourite toppings. We recommend sliced avocado, a squeeze of lime or even a dash of hot sauce. The stuffed peppers are best served immediately but leftovers can be kept in the fridge for around 3 days and reheated in the oven at 190°C (375°C).