Healthy Quinoa Recipe A Flavorful Vegan And Gluten Free Recipe

Honestly, quinoa was not a part of our cooking when I was growing up. However, it has become a regular in my kitchen for the last few years and now everyone in my family loves quinoa. That’s the reason you find me regularly posting easy quinoa recipes on my blog. Today, I am sharing a very tasty and healthy quinoa recipe which is loaded with a lot of my favorite ingredients- cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, spinach, roasted pumpkin, beets, lemon juice, and fresh coriander leaves. Aren’t the list of ingredients sufficient to make you sure that it will be a very flavorful quinoa dish? Though I have posted a lot of quinoa recipes on my blog and love them all, this one is my favorite.

Why quinoa?

Quinoa has really gained its popularity in the last few years. You will find great quinoa dishes on the Instagram posts of almost every influencer promoting a healthy lifestyle. It’s vegan, gluten-free, and is a low carb ingredient. So, people with a lot of different dietary preferences can enjoy it. My reason for loving quinoa is not only it’s health benefits. I love it’s taste and texture too. Quinoa soaks all the flavors that you add to it. Unlike rice, it feels very light yet filling. Looking for rice substitutes? Try quinoa, you will love it. Other than that it’s also very easy to make and gets ready within a few minutes. However, if you cooking quinoa for the first time, it could be slightly tricky to get perfect fluffy, non-sticky quinoa. Don’t worry making perfect quinoa is very easy, just follow the tips which I have shared below.

Tips to make perfect fluffy quinoa

If you will follow the above tips, your quinoa will always come out nice and fluffy.

Ingredients required to make healthy quinoa with vegetables

Though the ingredients list may appear long, if you check closely you will notice that all the ingredients are very basic and easily available. I am sure most of these ingredients will always be there in your kitchen. However, I am also suggesting a few substitutes to make it even simpler.