Inspired by the Crumbs Garden Risotto…one of my favorite dishes at the cafe. Wanted to make a vegan version which was just as satisfying.
Vegan Quinoa Risotto
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup cashews
1 garlic clove
1/2 cup almond milk
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp chili flakes
1/2 uncooked quinoa
1 cup vegetable stock
1 cup vegetables (carrot, zucchini, broccoli)
1 tsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
parsley, cherry tomatoes and parsley to garnish
Instructions:
Soak cashews in filtered water for 3 hours or overnight.
Make the quinoa. Soak quinoa for 15minutes and rinse well. Place in a small saucepan and add the stock over medium heat. Once the stock boils reduce to a simmer and cook for 15minutes or until quinoa is dry but still fluffy. Set aside.
Meanwhile prepare the vegetables by boiling just until half-cooked. Set aside. Grill the asparagus and cherry tomatoes and set aside.
Make the cashew sauce. Drain the cashews and place in a blender with the milk, garlic, nutritional yeast, mustard, lemon juice, onion powder, salt and chili. Blend until smooth. Set aside.
Time to make the risotto! Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan. Sauce the garlic for 30seconds and then add the vegetables. Saute for a minute then add the quinoa. Let the quinoa warm up before adding in about 2/3s of the sauce. Taste to check if you would like more sauce or more seasoning.
Transfer to a plate. Garnish with parsley, cherry tomatoes and asparagus.
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