Spicy Quinoa

An easy side dish. Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is a high protein grain that contains all 8 essential amino acids, this makes it great for vegetarian diets. It is gluten free and low GI. I like this with some grilled haloumi

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 250  g quinoa
• 1  vegetable stock cube
• 2  roasted red peppers, deseeded and chopped (from a jar is fine)
• 3  tablespoons olive oil
• 3  spring onions, sliced
• 1  lime, juice and zest of
•  coriander, to garnish

Directions

1. Cook the quinoa according to pack instructions, adding the vegetable stock cube to the cooking water.
2. Leave to cool, then break up any clumps with a fork.
3. Mix through remaining ingredients and serve.