Monday, June 19, 2006

Cashew Fried Quinoa and Sauteed Totsoi

When we were at the Outer Banks we had an excellent Cashew Fried Rice at Thai Moon in Ocracoke. Tonight I thought about doing something similar but we were low on rice so I used quinoa. I stir-fried some fresh peas that we got at the market this weekend, plus carrots, onions, a few mushrooms, a big handful of cashews and a little garlic and ginger. Then I added the cooked quinoa plus soy sauce, a little rice vinegar and a little sesame oil. On the side is some totsoi that we also got at the market. If you're not familiar with totsoi, it's an Asian green that's a little like a cross between bok choy and spinach. I sauteed it with a little onion, garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar and agave. It was a small bunch and I left a lot of the stems on but they turned out to be rather tough and fibrous. In hindsight I should've just cut the stems off and added the leaves to the quinoa. Live and learn eh?

4 comments:

funwithyourfood said...

replace the cashews with some peanuts and I'm LOVING the meal :)
Teddy

Cindy said...

Congratulations on your 4th place finish. That is awesome.

t. said...

This looks sooo good!

Urban Vegan said...

quinoa is the vegan community's new darling, thanks to the vegan club. this looks yummy. i'm inspired once again.