Quinoa stuffed peppers with cream topping
Stuffed peppers...such a quick an easy meal! Team with
salad for a summer twist.
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I packed my peppers with quinoa for a great texture and
protein boost, but you could use rice, cous-cous, or how about cauliflower rice for a superlight
veggie bite? Add some chopped veggies,
or corn to the mix along with spices of chice and you are away.
I decided to jazz things up a little further by adding
the coconut flour ‘cream cheese’ topping with a savoury vibe to it for a change
since I’m so used to turning it in to a sweet version. I used harrissa paste
that I happened to have in the fridge which I felt added to the general Morrocan/Mediterranean
feel, buit you can use any preferred spices.
I was intrigued to see how it would work out this way and also how it
would handle being under the grill.
It was good! The top browned nicely whilst the ‘cheese’
topping stayed moist and creamy below, almost creating a thick creamy garnish
for the peppers and salad. The flavours were good to, nice and strong which is
the way I wanted it on this occasion.
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Recipe: Quinoa stuffed
peppers with cream topping
Serves 1
Ingredients:
1 large red pepper- halved
1 cup cooked quinoa mixed with spices of choice plus
extra veg if desired e.g corn/tomatoes)
Topping: 1/3 cup thick basic coconut cream mixed with 1 tsp soy
sauce and ½ tsp harrissa paste (or similar)
Salad leaves to serve
Method:
Oven bake the
pepper halves for 10-15 minutes at 180C
until softening. Meanwhile prepare the quinoa and coconut cream topping.
Pack the cooked
quinoa into the pepper halves and top with the coconut cream paste spread
evenly.
Place under a
medium grill for up to 10 minutes until the topping is golden.
Serve with a
salad.
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