Name: Easy quinoa stir-fry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 100g dried quinoa; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 small red onion thinly sliced; 1 garlic clove grated; thumb-sized piece ginger grated; ½ tsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp wheat-free tamari; 1 red pepper cut in 1cm/ 1/2 slices; 1 large courgette (about 250g/9oz), sliced; 100g green beans tailed and cut in half; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; small pack coriander roughly chopped; zest and juice 2 limes; pinch of pink Himalayan salt; 2 tbsp sesame oil; ½ garlic clove crushed; ½ tsp brown rice vinegar; 1 tsp wheat-free tamari

100g dried quinoa
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 small red onion
thinly sliced
1 garlic clove
grated
thumb-sized piece ginger
grated
½ tsp ground coriander
1 tbsp wheat-free tamari
1 red pepper
cut in 1cm/ 1/2 slices
1 large courgette
(about 250g/9oz), sliced
100g green beans
tailed and cut in half
2 tbsp sesame seeds
small pack coriander
roughly chopped

For the dressing

zest and juice 2 limes
pinch of pink Himalayan salt
2 tbsp sesame oil
½ garlic clove
crushed
½ tsp brown rice vinegar
1 tsp wheat-free tamari

Method

step 1
Cook the quinoa following pack instructions and leave to cool.
step 2
In a large frying pan or wok, pour in the sesame oil, onion, garlic, ginger, ground coriander and tamari and fry on a medium-high heat for 2 mins until the moisture starts to evaporate, then add 3 tbsp water. Leave to fry for 1 min more, add the pepper and fry for another 2 mins.
step 3
Add 4 tbsp water then after 2 mins, add the green beans and 125ml water.
step 4
After another 2 mins, add the courgette, 125ml water and leave to cook for 3 mins, then take off the heat.
step 5
Make the dressing by putting all the ingredients in a jug and whisking until smooth. Mix the quinoa into the veg, add the dressing and mix together with the sesame seeds. Stir through the coriander to serve.