A collection of vegan quinoa recipes…

Quick & Easy Red Curry Quinoa

March 24, 2013
Red Curry Quinoa
I love Thai food, and especially red curries. I often make regular red curries at home, but yesterday, I made a quick and healthy red curry dish using quinoa. This is a pretty basic recipe. The next time I make it, I will try to make it into a one-pot-meal, but...
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Oven-Baked Mexican Quinoa Casserole

February 18, 2013
Vegan Mexican Quinoa Casserole
Since making the Spinach & Lemon Quinoa Bake in December, I've been inspired to cook up a quinoa casserole in the oven. I went with a Southwest/Mexican theme and was amazed at how well it came together. I have to say that I'm pretty excited by this new and easy way...
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Spinach & Lemon Quinoa Bake

December 18, 2012
Spinach & Lemon Quinoa Bake
I came across this recipe and just knew I had to make it vegan. After a few modifications, it's now an awesome vegan dish that is even easier to put together than the original recipe. Recipe Notes I replaced the cottage cheese and eggs with vegan sour cream and Ener-G egg replacer. I...
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Refreshing Quinoa Salad with Mango, Cucumber, Avocado & Black Beans

November 22, 2011
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Note from Vegangela One Green Planet asked me submit a Thanksgiving recipe again this year. Last year, I came up with some Quinoa-Stuffed Thanksgiving Squash, which is not only beautiful but also filling and nutritious. This year, I decided to prepare something a bit lighter. The full recipe is available on the One Green...
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Puffed Quinoa Peanut Butter Balls

November 15, 2011
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I picked up some puffed quinoa at the health food store this weekend and decided to make a little treat with it. I have a deep and unending love for peanut butter, so that's what I went with... Notes The natural peanut butter that I used is not very sweet, so I...
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Gnocchi Potato Salad with Green Beans & Quinoa

October 16, 2011
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Yesterday was pretty much a perfect spring day here in Sydney, Australia. It was 22C and there wasn't a cloud in the sky in the afternoon. After walking about 6k around the city, and then going for a 5k run/walk in the beautiful Centennial Park, my man and I were...
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Tex-Mex Tomato Quinoa

September 16, 2011
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I came across this recipe after Heather from Where's the Beach left a comment on my Grilled Mediterranean Veggies with Bean Mash post. I clicked on her website link, and initially just bookmarked the recipe to try at a later date, but then I started to think about lunch, and...
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Quinoa with Roasted Spiced Chickpeas & Pine Nuts

August 31, 2011
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This is another one of the recipes that my mom made for me while I was visiting in August. The chickpeas and pine nuts offer a great crunch and nutty flavor, while the vinaigrette has a lovely fresh lemony taste that to me, tastes just like summer. Having said that,...
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Black & White Bean Quinoa Salad

June 17, 2011
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My mom subscribes to Canadian Living magazine, and it usually includes a really good vegetarian or vegan recipe. She diligently puts the vegan (or easily made vegan) recipes aside for me, and better yet, she makes a couple of the recipes for me whenever I'm in town. She  made me this...
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Spicy Peanut Quinoa Salad

June 1, 2011
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Like many people, I love peanut butter. Peanut butter cookies, peanut butter dipping sauce, peanut butter out of the jar... peanut butter anything! So when a late-night search for "quinoa salads with peanut butter" returned this recipe for quinoa salad with spicy peanut dressing, I didn't hesitate to bookmark it and...
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Healthy Vegan Quinoa Chili

May 27, 2011
Quinoa Chili (Vegan Chili)
About 5 years ago, I veganized my mom's chili recipe by replacing the ground beef with Yves veggie ground round. I made it like that for years, doubling the recipe, and freezing it so that there was always a warm comforting meal available at the drop of a hat. Then, I...
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What is Quinoa?

May 25, 2011
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The next topic in my What's That? series is... Quinoa! I've got a few amazing quinoa recipes on the way, and thought it might be nice to first explain the origins and benefits of this genius little grain. Chances are that you've seen this ingredient pop-up everywhere over the past couple...
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Best Ever Vegan Mac & Cheese

April 27, 2011
Best Ever Vegan Mac & Cheese
If you missed my last post on Nutritional Yeast, and you're not familiar with that ingredient, you may want to check it out before reading further because this post is very "nooch" focused. I guess I should start by saying that I've probably tried every "cheezy" nutritional yeast sauce out there....
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Quinoa-Stuffed Thanksgiving Squash

November 24, 2010
Quinoa-Stuffed Thanksgiving Squash
Vegan MoFo #24 - When One Green Planet approached me last week and and asked if I could submit an original vegan Thanksgiving recipe, I jumped at the chance. Although I cook almost everyday, I don't often keep track of ingredients and whatnot. This was an opportunity to create and...
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Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers & Macadamia Pesto

November 23, 2010
Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers & Macadamia Pesto
Vegan MoFo #23 - Can you believe that there's only a week left for the Vegan Month of Food? It's been a lot of work, but such a pleasure to be inspired by other vegans all over the world. I must have 100 recipes bookmarked to try! Before doing that...
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Tropical Breakfast Quinoa

November 15, 2010
Tropical Breakfast Quinoa
Vegan MoFo #15 - I had some leftover fresh pineapple from my Peanut Soba Noodles w/ Pineapple meal, so I decided to use it for breakfast today. I love having oatmeal for breakfast, but recently, I've been using half oatmeal and half quinoa flakes. The quinoa flakes are an excellent source...
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