Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked quinoa (see instructions for preparing quinoa)
- 3 cups water or vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 large red onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 medium red pepper, chopped
- 1 medium yellow pepper, chopped
- 1 ½ cups cubed eggplant
- 1 ear fresh corn, cut from cob
- 1 tsp kelp or ½ tsp crushed celery seed
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 1 lb tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- Cilantro or parsley for garnish
Vegetarian Spanish Paella
Cook soaked and rinsed quinoa. (See our recipe if you’re not sure how.)
Preheat oven to 400 F.
While quinoa is cooking, heat 2 tablespoons water in a large oven-proof skillet and add chopped onion, garlic, red and yellow peppers, eggplant, corn, kelp or celery seed and cumin. Sauté lightly.
Stir tomatoes and quinoa mixture into vegetables and bake in oven for about 10 minutes. Garnish each serving with parsley or cilantro.