Oh yea, this is where it's at. All the couscous-like, protein-filled awesomeness of quinoa combined with luscious coconut milk, kidney beans, and fresh cilantro from my herb garden. It was a magical combination, and I give Swell Vegan five gold stars for this one. If ya'll don't have this zine yet, rush over there and order a copy. It's also filled with 14 other recipes that I can't wait to get around to — like Lemon Zucchini Bread!
Plus, it's super cute! The zine is quarter-page size with a gold emprint designed by Swell Vegan herself. I stole this picture from her website, but hopefully she won't mind.
Though I could have easily doubled the portion on my plate and made this quinoa a one-dish meal, I stuck to the recommended serving size and threw in a few veggie sides for good measure — Sauteed Garlicky Kale and Steamed Sweet Potatoes:
I've been meaning to order that book! Thanks for the delicious reminder =)
ReplyDeleteLooks like an awesome meal!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness what a yummy looking dish . Will make something like this today for post training. Could you believe I never liked quinoa when I first went vegan. I cannot get enough of it now.
ReplyDeleteMmm... looking good! And what a cute zine. I'm a sucker for all things cute (which is why I have four furkids).
ReplyDeleteWhat a great combination of ingredients! And you are right, the zine looks cute.
ReplyDeleteI have to catch up with all the awesome books/zines that just came out, and make my cookbook shelf happy all over again.
ReplyDeleteI love that little zine!!!! The recipes all have me tempted and if making them all at once was a possibility, I would totally make the attempt!!!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are gorgeous Bianca! What a yummy meal.
Now that's a nice southern plate :)
ReplyDeleteI still never quite know what to do with quinoa--good suggestion!
I absolutely LOVE quinoa..... and what a cool idea to make it with coconut! I bet it was fab!
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That looks like a meal made in heaven. Seriously, I want it all!!!
ReplyDeleteCoconut and quinoa? That's new to me! Its a very good looking dish!
ReplyDeleteThat Quinoa looks so good.. or um... swell!
ReplyDeleteman, i just saw the lentil bolognese on lisa’s blog and now i’m seeing more of swell vegan’s yumminess on yours, Bianca – i love it ALL! oooooooh, her coconut red bean quinoa sounds heavenly, and i love your choice of sides! superw00t! hope you have a rock’n weekend, Bianca!
ReplyDeletesadly, I'm still waiting on mine, I can't wait to get it, though! That looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so delicious! I love me some red beans.
ReplyDeleteAbout the scones on my blog - I just used the VwaV generic scone recipe, with the berry variation. (Basically, I just cut up berries and mixed them in the dough at the end.)
that's the first recipe I made too! It really was delicious.
ReplyDeletei thought those were tomatoes in your quinoa at first.... but they are kidney beans - crazy combo! i'll have to get a copy!
ReplyDeleteooh, coconut red bean quinoa! that sounds so delicious! :) i need to give that zine a try!
ReplyDeleteYum! I just got Swell in the mail last week and can't wait to try something from it! I will have to add that quinoa dish to the list because it looks slammin'
ReplyDeleteThat sounds awesome!
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