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Tomato Eggplant Quinoa Bowl w/ Walnut "Parmesan"

A variety of garden vegetables can be used in this simple vegan gluten-free recipe.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa (uncooked)
  • 2 cups low sodium vegetable broth (plus more for steam sautéing)
  • 4 cups cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 2 eggplants (medium-sized) chopped into 1 inch cubes
  • 5 oz baby bella mushrooms sliced
  • 1/2 sweet onion (large) coarsely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 cups baby greens (spinach or kale) chopped

Walnut "Parmesan"

  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3 Tbsp. nutritional yeast
  • 3/4 tsp. fine sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder

Instructions

  • Rinse quinoa if it hasn't been pre-rinsed and combine with 2 cups of vegetable broth in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium low and allow quinoa to simmer with lid partially vented for about 10 minutes. Then remove from heat and let sit for at least 5 minutes.
  • While quinoa is cooking, add 1/4 cup of vegetable broth, garlic, onion, eggplant, and mushrooms to a 5 qt sauté pan and steam sauté over medium heat until veggies begin to soften. (about 10 minutes - add more broth as needed)
  • Add baby greens to veggies and continue to cook on low for 1 or 2 minutes until greens begin to wilt.
  • Add sliced tomotoes and cook another 1 or 2 minutes until tomatoes begin to soften.
  • Add cooked quinoa to sauté pan and stir to mix.
  • Spoon mixture into serving bowls and top with 1 - 2 Tbsp. of walnut "parmesan" cheese.

Walnut "Parmesan"

  • Add walnuts, nutritional yeast, salt and garlic powder to a food processor fitted with the S blade and pulse until ingredients achieve the consistency of finely grated cheese.

Notes

The recipe makes about 1 cup of walnut "parmesan" cheese - which you can store in the fridge for several weeks.

Nutrition

Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 300mg | Potassium: 433mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3000IU | Vitamin C: 41.3mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 4mg