Quinoa, lentil and tahini goodness
Ingredients:
- 280g quinoa
- 200g green lentils
- 120g lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
- 100g tahini
- 20g nutritional yeast flakes
- 30g garlic (about 6 cloves)
- 90 twists of black pepper (about 3 teaspoon)
- olive oil
- 1 red onion
- 1 red Romano pepper
- 8 halfs of sun dried tomatoes in oil
- 3 teaspoons of capers
- 200g of goat feta
- cherry tomatoes
- herbs (parsley, mint)
Methods:
- Start boiling lentils and quinoa in separate pots.
- To make the sauce: squeeze 120g of lemon juice, add tahini and nutritional yeast, add crushed garlic and black pepper.
- Finely chop the onion. Preheat a large pan, add a splash of olive oil, start sauteing the onions.
- Finely chop the red pepper and add it to the pan.
- Chop sun dried tomatoes and add them to the pan. Add the capers too.
- Let it cook for a bit. In the meantime half the tomatoes and finely chop the herbs.
- Add cooked lentils to the pan.
- Mix the sauce, add a bit of water to loosen it up. Add the sauce into the pan and mix everything.
- Turn off the heat and crumble the feta into the pan. Gently mix it in..
- Serve a plate of quinoa, topped with lentils, cherry tomatoes and herbs.
Inspired by my friends Brian and Mary-Beth.