Quinoa avocado toast

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INGREDIENTS

• 200G QUINOA

• 2 PEPPERS

• 2 ONIONS

• FETA CHEESE

• LARGE HANDFUL OF PARSLEY

• 1/2 CUBE VEGETABLE STOCK

• 2 AVOCADOS

• 1/2 LEMON

• SALT

• PEPPER

• 10 CHERRY TOMATOES

• 4 SLICES OF BREAD (I USED SUNFLOWER AND RYE)

This is such an easy one. If you haven’t got a lot of time or you really can’t be bothered with cooking shenanigans then this is the answer.

Basically, you need to throw a lot of things into a large pan, grill some peppers and squish some avocados. Firstly chop up the peppers an onions. Throw the onions into a large saucepan and the peppers in the oven (lightly covered in oil) at about 200 degrees centigrade. Next just boil the kettle and dissolve 1/2 a cube of vegetable stock in 500ml water. You can use the whole stock cube with the 500ml if you want, I just didn’t want mine to be very strong so I only used half. You will need 500ml though, the quinoa uses quite a lot of water!

Measure 200g of quinoa and place over the onions, mixing thoroughly, for about a minute. Then add the vegetable stock and pop the lid on. Leave this to simmer for a good 15 minutes on a relatively low heat. (If it’s taking forever turn it up a notch)

That’s really it – all that’s needed is the avocado mix! Mash 2 avocados with a fork until they’ve become a lovely mush, squeeze the lemon and season well! Cut the tomatoes into quarters and mix them in.

That’s it! When your quinoa is almost cooked, chop up the feta and parsley (was it first!) into the pan and give it a mix. Then you’re good to go. This is such a delicious, warm dinner. It’s so simple but tastes wonderful! You can really mix and match here though depending on your preference. I actually wanted to use halloumi instead of feta but there wasn’t any that day. Goats cheese is also a good alternative.

Just spread the avocado on some toasted bread and top with quinoa. Voilà! I put this as a gluten free option because depending on what ingredients you’re using, this dish can be 100% gluten free! I know that some coeliacs cannot eat rye, but for those that can’t gluten free bread works just as well.

bon appetit