Cauliflower Quinoa
This Cauliflower Quinoa recipe is a real palate pleaser. It’s savory and delicious, with lots of protein and other nutrients, but without many calories. One cup is only about 183 calories. That makes it a great weight loss recipe.
Due to its high protein content and nutritional value, quinoa has risen in popularity over the last few years, which has also led to an increase in its price. Quinoa can be quite expensive now, but Whole Foods has a Super Grains blend that’s much less expensive. Feel free to substitute that for pure quinoa.
This is a great one dish meal for lunch, or paired with a soup or side salad if you have a bigger appetite.
If you make this recipe, please let us know your thoughts in the comments below. And please share with your friends to help spread the word about healthy plant based eating.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 8 servings | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 30 minutes |
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This Cauliflower Quinoa recipe is a real palate pleaser. It's savory and delicious, with lots of protein and other nutrients, but without many calories. That makes it a great weight loss recipe.
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- 1 1/2 cups quinoa uncooked
- 1/4 cup vegetable broth
- 1 small cauliflower chopped
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic chopped
- 1/2 cup carrots chopped
- 1/2 cup peas
- 1 tsp salt or to taste (optional)
- 1/2 tsp oregano dried
- 1/2 tsp thyme dried
- 1/2 tsp basil dried
- 1 tbsp parsley fresh
- 2 tbsp lemon juice fresh
- Chop your cauliflower, onion, garlic and carrots.
- Prepare your dry spices and lemon.
- Cook quinoa according to package instructions using water or veggie broth.
- While the quinoa is cooking, heat the vegetable broth in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute the veggies with the salt, oregano, thyme and basil until tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir frequently. Cover the skillet to trap the moisture so the veggies don't burn.
- When the veggies are tender, add the cooked quinoa, fresh parsley and lemon juice to the skillet and stir to combine.
- Serve hot, warm or cold and enjoy topped with a little extra fresh parsley.
Serving size is 1 Cup of Cauliflower Quinoa.
I tried this recipe for the first time last week, and we all agreed that it was EXCELLENT, thus we are going to enjoy it for the 2nd time this evening.
Thank you for posting it …
Great! That’s one of our favorites! Thanks for letting us know!