Author Notes
All the flavors of an asian stir fry into a healthy warm salad for the winter. Beats Chinese take-out anytime! —Miss Hangrypants
Ingredients
- Main
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1 cup
Quinoa, rinsed & Drained
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2
Medium Carrots, sliced thinly
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5
Dried Shiitake mushrooms
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1
Head of Broccoli
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0.5 cups
Green onions, thinly sliced
- Sauce
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3
cloves garlic, minced
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4 teaspoons
Ginger, minced
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4 tablespoons
Mirin
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5 tablespoons
Soysauce
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1.5 tablespoons
Honey
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2 tablespoons
Sesame Oil
Directions
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Soak mushrooms in 2 cups of water until softened (time depending on the quality of your mushrooms). Reserve water and rinse mushrooms and slice thinly.
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In a pot, toast quinoa slightly and add 2 cups of reserved mushroom broth (or use vegetable broth or water). Add the mushrooms. Bring to a simmer and cover to cook at low heat for about 20 mins. Fluff with fork and set aside.
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Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp of grapeseed oil (or any vegetable oil) and fry garlic and ginger until fragrant, then add carrots, broccoli and sauce ingredients, except for sesame oil. Simmer 2 mins until sauce is slightly thickened and pour over cooked quinoa.
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Add green onions and sesame oil and toss to coat. Serve warm or chilled and can be garnished with toasted sesame seeds.
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