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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Main Dishes

    Quinoa with Cabbage and Green Beans

    Published: May 29, 2013 · Updated: Mar 4, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Here’s an easy dish to highlight super-nutritious quinoa. With a flavorful sauté of onion, cabbage, and green beans, this needs very little in the way of seasoning. Serve with a simple bean dish and a colorful salad or slaw for an easygoing meal. Photos by Hannah Kaminsky.

    Serves: 6

    • 1 cup raw quinoa (any variety)
    • 2 cups vegetable broth or water with 1 vegetable bouillon cube
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 large red or yellow onion, quartered and thinly sliced
    • 8 to 10 ounces fresh slender green beans, trimmed and cut into
      1-inch lengths (use thawed organic green beans if fresh are
      out of season, or as a shortcut)
    • 4 cups thinly shredded green cabbage (regular, savoy, or nappa)
    • 2 tablespoons minced fresh dill, or more, to taste
    • 1 tablespoon poppy or sesame seeds, optional
    • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

    Rinse the quinoa in a fine sieve and combine in a saucepan with the broth. Bring to a slow boil, then lower the heat, cover, and simmer until the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.

    Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet or stir-fry pan. Add the onion and sauté over medium-low heat until translucent. Layer the cabbage and green beans over the onions, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.

    Uncover, turn the heat up to medium-high, and sauté, stirring frequently until all the vegetables are lightly and evenly browned.

    Transfer the cooked quinoa to the skillet and stir it in. Sauté for 3 to 4 minutes longer, stirring often. Add the dil and optional poppy seeds, season with salt and pepper, and serve.

    Quinoa with green beans

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    1. Antonio Campos says

      January 10, 2015 at 1:01 pm

      Excellent!!!!

    2. Nava says

      January 12, 2015 at 9:48 pm

      Thanks, Antonio!

    3. Jesica Lyons says

      February 18, 2015 at 9:55 am

      DELISH! And SO nutritious!

    4. Nava says

      February 18, 2015 at 2:58 pm

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

    5. Anj in the Kitchen says

      November 02, 2016 at 9:02 am

      Bland. Needs more spice or seasoning variety. Suggestions?

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