quinoa con frijoles
this is a recipe for quinoa con frijole, a nicer take on a bowl of arroz con frijoles.
Let me rephrase that, there's nothing nicer than a good class and arroz con frijoles is
the
classic, the blank canvas food of all food, but personally, a girl this bootylicious can't afford to be shoveling a bowl of rice into my mouth everyday. Quinoa on the otherhand, I eat multiple times a week, mostly because I make a big ol' pot full of it (1 cup of dried quinoa easily yields 5-6 meals when mixed with vegetables or over a salad) and then eat it hot or cold for any meal of the day for a week.
This seed has a grain-like texture and healing powers, plus it's super protein packed - read more about the nutritious value of quinoa in
. Paired with kale, beans, onions and peppers plus some cilantro and garlic this is like the super version of arroz con frijoles. What can be more Miami than that? Adding a fried egg on top - and yeah, I've done that before. And yeah, it's super nice.
Quinoa Con Frijoles Bowl with Garlic Kale, Onions and Peppers
mess around with the amounts on this recipe - it's basically just a bowl with a whole bunch of delicious, nutrient dense foods thrown in there. I serve mine with like a cup of cilantro because I just can't get enough of the stuff, but you can use it as a garnish or skip it.
makes about 5 servings
1 cup quinoa prepared according to package instructions
1 can of black beans
1 yellow onion, sliced
2 red peppers, sliced
1 bunch of kale, stemmed and chopped
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
sea salt
fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon oregano
juice of 1 lime
cilantro to garnish
Sautee onions and peppers until onions are translucent in a bit of olive oil. Add garlic and kale until the kale wilts a bit (kale is a green like spinach, you can eat it raw so it doesn't really matter how much you cook it. I like mine with a bit of crunch left in it) and then add oregano and black beans to heat. The oregano gets your kitchen smelling like a Cuban restaurant - don't skip it.
Toss vegetable and bean mixture with quinoa and top with lime juice, sea salt and pepper to taste. Add cilantro.
