I present to you my favorite grain in the whole wide world: Quinoa. This grain has recently made its way into my kitchen and has since been a favorite food item to work with. In South America it’s considered the super grain of them all, since it’s high in protein and contains all eight essential amino acids.

Today I made a nice lunch of which the recipe I’d like to share with all of you.

Quinoa with black beans and Tuna (serves 4)

INGREDIENTS:

• 5ml Olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 150 grams uncooked quinoa
• 400 ml of tomato broth (or vegetable broth)
• 3 grams ground cumin
• 0.5 grams cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 can of corn, rinsed
• 2 cans of black beans, rinsed
• parsley to taste
• 4 tuna steaks (add fish spices to taste)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic and saute until lightly browned.
2. Add the quinoa into the saucepan and cover with tomato broth. Season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Stir corn and black beans into the saucepan and continue to simmer about 5 minutes until heated through. Add parlsey to taste.
4. Fry the tuna steaks (add fish spices to taste) until slightly brown.

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Quinoa , Black Beans and Tuna

Quinoa , Black Beans and Tuna

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