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Vegetable stir fry with quinoa & mustard dressing

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A bright and cheery arrangement of lightly stir-fried vegetables layered over a bed of quinoa and topped with a lemon, olive oil and mustard dressing. While the quinoa is cooking, prepare and cook the vegetables, then you should have the whole meal finished in around a half hour.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa – basic recipe
  • 1 onion – peeled, rinsed, sliced in quarters
  • 4 carrots – peeled, rinsed, sliced thinly and into 2cm / 3/4in pieces
  • 20 green beans – washed, topped & tailed – sliced into 2cm / 3/4in pieces
  • 1 red capsicum – washed, deseeded, sliced thinly and into 2cm / 3/4in pieces
  • 1 head broccoli – washed, part stem removed, broken into smaller pieces
  • 1/4 cabbage – washed, diced finely
  • 1 – 2cm / 3/4in ginger – peeled, rinsed, sliced & chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Dressing

  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil 
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 

Directions

  1. Prepare quinoa and prepare vegetables.
  2. In a small dish, combine lemon juice, olive oil and mustard.
  3. Place 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan or wok on medium heat.
  4. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes stirring frequently.
  5. Add carrots, beans and capsicum cook a further 2 minutes stirring frequently.
  6. Add broccoli, cabbage, ginger cook a final 2 minutes stirring frequently.
  7. In a large serving plate, layer quinoa, vegetables and drizzle dressing on top.  Serve.

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