I started a detox yesterday which has lead to some creativity in the kitchen! My refrigerator is crammed full of veggies, quinoa, and several types of cooked beans. I am attempting to detox for 21 days and cut out: meat, dairy, sugar, coffee, alcohol, all processed foods, and gluten. I felt like my body was mad at me after the holidays so I am trying to restore the balance and cut out bad habits. I made this dish yesterday for lunch and it was quite tasty! Parker couldn't believe how tasty it was, and he noted since it is so flavorful he doesn't even miss meat in the dish. I think that is key, if you are going to go vegan you need lots of fresh ingredients like lime, cilantro, and avocado to round things out. I only made enough for 2 servings, but this dish could easily be doubled. Thanks to those of you who commented on my post of facebook and asked for the recipe, thanks to you guys I'm blogging again :)
1/4 of a red bell pepper
1/4 of an onion
1/4 of a small jalapeno
1 stalk of Swiss Chard with leaves
1 T of Mexican Seasoning (I make my own, you can substitute Chili Powder)
1/2 of a lime juiced
1/4 cup salsa
1 cup cooked quinoa
1 cup cooked red kidney beans
1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast
salt to taste
handful of cilantro
1/2 avocado diced
Dice and saute veggies in olive oil over medium heat. Dice the stalk and leaves of the Swiss Chard but reserve the leaves to add in towards the end of the cooking process. Add Mexican Seasoning, lime juice, and salsa cook for about 5 minutes. Add in the quinoa, kidney beans, and leaves of the Swiss Chard until everything is heated throughout. Served with nutritional yeast, cilantro and avocado on top.
I was inspired to make it too and loved it! I misread your directions and used the whole bunch of swiss chard.. more "salady", but still great. I was craving a healthy dinner with a lot of flavor and this definitely was it. Glad to know you and your creativity. :)
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