Zucchini Carrot And Butter Bean Quinoa Food

CARROT QUINOA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add carrots, red bell peppers, green bell peppers, onion, and shallot. Cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Pour vegetable broth and quinoa into the saucepan. Cover and simmer until quinoa is soft, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle dried basil on top.

ZUCCHINI CARROT AND BUTTER BEAN QUINOA

Steps:

• In large skillet, sauté zucchini and carrots in oil, 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook, 30 seconds.
• Add beans and wine. Cook, stirring for 1 minute.
• Add quinoa, half of the cheese and 2 tablespoons of the chives, tossing gently to combine.
• Cook 1-2 minutes to blend the flavors. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with remaining chives and cheese.

ZUCCHINI AND YELLOW SQUASH WITH QUINOA

Steps:

• Dice onion. Peel zucchini. Quarter the zucchini and squash lengthwise, then slice at approx 1 inch intervals to obtain somewhat large chunks. The sizes for the zucchini and squash should be big enough to survive some heat without getting flimsy. We also want them to physically be the star of our dish. The onion has a supporting role in flavor, and should be small enough to blend into the background.
• Dissolve the chicken bullion into the 1 1/2 cup of water.
• In a large pan over medium to high heat, begin to sautee the onion, zucchini, and squash using the butter (or oil). When the zucchini and squash just begin to soften, add freshly cracked pepper and salt. Continue cooking for one minute.
• Add the water/bullion. Add the quinoa. Mix uniformly. Cover pan with a lid. Let the liquid just come to boil, then reduce heat to low. Cook for about 15 minutes, covered and unstirred. Expect all the moisture to be absorbed by the quinoa when it is done. (Quinoa will cook like rice; one cup dry plus two cups wet yields 3 cups.). The squash and zucchini should still be sturdy, but cooked. Otherwise it was sauteed too long at the beginning.
• Garnish with fresh parsley. Serve with freshly cut tomatoes, or cucumbers. I like to serve this dish with recipezaar recipe # 15580, Grilled Moroccan Chicken, as shown in the photo.

ZUCCHINI CARROT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift together, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the sugar and blend.
• Mix the eggs with the oil and add that to the flour mixture, mix again.
• Mix the zucchini, carrots and walnuts, add and mix.
• Put this in 2 greased loaf pans and bake for approx 50 minutes or until done in the centre.

ZUCCHINI AND CARROTS WITH GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over moderate heat.
• Add carrots, zucchini and garlic.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes or until just barely tender.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir in fresh herbs.
• Serve immediately.