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Creamy Mushrooms & Spinach with Turmeric Quinoa [vegan] [gluten free]
This Creamy Mushrooms & Spinach with Turmeric Quinoa is nutritious and so quick and easy to make.
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 200 g quinoa
- 250 g mushrooms
- 160 g spinach leaves
- 1 medium onion - finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves - crushed
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 140 ml cream - non dairy or dairy
- juice of 1 lime
- olive oil
- 2 handfuls of cashews - to serve
- small bunch of coriander - to serve
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Heat some water in a small saucepan. When the water is boiling, add the quinoa and cook as per packet instructions.
- Heat some olive oil in a frying pan. Add the onion, garlic, ground cumin and ground coriander. Fry for 2 mins.
- Add the chopped mushrooms to the frying pan and cook for around 8 mins. Add the spinach and cook until wilted.
- Add the cream to the vegetables in the frying pan and simmer gently until hot.
- Drain the quinoa when cooked. Put on a serving plate. Add 1 tsp of turmeric and mix well until quinoa has a nice golden colour.
- Season vegetables to taste with lime juice, salt and pepper.
- Serve creamy mushrooms and spinach on a bed of quinoa. Sprinkle with cashews and fresh chopped coriander leaves.
Nutrition
Serving: 200gCalories: 688kcalCarbohydrates: 80gProtein: 23gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 106mgPotassium: 1596mgFiber: 12gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 8559IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 207mgIron: 9mg