I love this recipe because it is easy, healthy, delicious and satisfying. It is also a really nice addition to eating more protein forward meals that are plant based. I like to make a big batch of this and have it around for multiple lunches throughout the week.
Ingredients:
2 cups dried quinoa
1/2 of large onion or 1 small/medium cut into small slices or diced
A big head of broccoli (washed and chopped into 1 inch pieces, including most of the stalk)
Half of a large head of red cabbage, sliced thinly with the core removed (washed)
2 carrots, washed and diced into small rounds
4 garlic cloves, cut into small pieces
Raw ginger (optional)
Olive oil
3-6 Organic pastured raised eggs, hormone free (or however eggs many you want to add)
Sauce: (measurements aren’t exact. You get to smell and taste your way to delight. Trust your intuition)
1/4 cup Briggs Amino Acids
2 Tbsp Sesame oil
3 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
1 Tbsp Honey or Oyster sauce (for some sweetness to balance the salt/acid/oil)
Directions:
Cook quinoa following package instructions on a stove top or rice cooker. Let it get nice and fluffy
Steam broccoli, cabbage, and carrots until they have a nice soft crunch to them. This typically takes around 5 minutes. Placing broccoli on the bottom (closer to the water) is the best because it takes longer to cook
In a medium bowl, combined all of the sauces and stir well. Adjust the sauce based on flavor and smell. Sometimes I notice I am craving more sesame flavor and sometimes I want stronger soy sauce flavor etc
In a big pan on medium/low, place olive oil, raw garlic and ginger. Saute for a few minutes, watching them closely so theey don’t burn
Place the chopped onions and saute until translucent. Splash some Brigg’s Amino Acids on the onions to help caramelize them with flavor
Next, add the rest of the steamed vegetables so that everything gets evenly cooked and flavored
Add the cooked quinoa and stir together evenly. Little by little, add the sauce over the veggies and quinoa—making sure everything doesn’t get too wet. You can always add more sauce at the end
Crack the eggs in a separate bowl or directly into the quinoa and continue to stir evenly so that the egg spreads out. Place a lid on the pan to help cook the eggs
Add more sauce if it needs more flavoring
Enjoy this meal mindfully as you explore all of the colors, textures and smells. Feel free to review the 6S of Mindful Eating Here.