Easy Asian Quinoa recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups water
1 cup quinoa
3 tablespoons butter
2 zucchini, diced
12 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon chopped ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon furikake (Japanese nori seasoning), or to taste
½ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste

Nutrition Info

306 calories
carbohydrate: 40 g
cholesterol: 23 mg
fat: 11.9 g
fiber: 4.8 g
protein: 9.1 g
saturatedFat: 5.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 928.8 mg
sugar: 5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, butter in a medium saucepan. Add zucchini, mushrooms, garlic, and ginger, cook and stir until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon soy sauce and hoisin sauce.

  3. Mix remaining soy sauce into the cooked quinoa, scoop into a serving bowl. Top with the vegetable mixture. Garnish with furikake seasoning and sea salt.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

I threw this quinoa together while trying to make a dish with what I had left in my kitchen. To my surprise, it was wonderful and easy!

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