Butterfly Pea Fried Quinoa Red Beet Lemon Cream Dressing
Are you looking for a colorful, flavorful & plant-based hearty meal? This Butterfly Pea Fried Quinoa Red Beet Lemon Cream Dressing is simply the yummy answer to your search. Made with our Suncore Foods® Rainbow Quinoa Seeds topped with a creamy lemon beet dressing using Suncore Foods® Red Beet Powder & incorporating both Suncore Foods® Blue Butterfly Pea & Aqua Blue Spirulina Powders to achieve this dreamy blue hue! Get your spoon ready and dig into this goodness. Have fun & enjoy!
Ingredients
Butterfly Pea Quinoa:
¾ cup uncooked Suncore Foods® Rainbow Quinoa Seeds
1 tsp Suncore Foods® Blue Butterfly Pea Powder
¼ tsp Suncore Foods® Aqua Blue Spirulina Powder
1½ cups water
Fried Quinoa:
Drizzle of sesame oil
4-6 garlic cloves, chopped
1-2 tsp ginger, chopped
2 cups veggies of choice, chopped
Cooked Suncore Foods® Rainbow Quinoa Seeds
2 tbsp low-sodium tamari (or soy sauce)
¼ tsp cayenne/chilli powder
¼ tsp salt (or to taste)
Crispy Roasted Cauliflower:
1 medium cauliflower, chopped into florets
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp salt (or to taste)
½ tsp paprika
Juice of ½ lemon
Optional - cayenne/chilli powder to taste
Creamy Lemon Red Beet Dressing:
½ cup oat milk
1/3 cup cashews
1 garlic clove
¼ tsp salt (or to taste)
Juice of ½ lemon
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp Suncore Foods® Red Beet Powder
Directions
1. Butterfly Pea Quinoa — Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and follow package instructions to cook the Suncore Foods® Rainbow Quinoa Seeds. Once ready, keep saucepan covered and set aside.
2. Fried Quinoa — Place a large pan on medium heat. Once hot, drizzle some sesame oil and spread it around evenly. Add garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute until the garlic starts to turn golden-brown. Add veggies and cook while stirring regularly until veggies are cooked through. Mix in quinoa and add tamari and cayenne powder. Taste the fried quinoa and season with salt accordingly.
3. Crispy Roasted Cauliflower — Preheat oven to 4250 F and line a baking tray with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well to ensure the cauliflower is properly coated with the seasonings. Transfer cauliflower to the baking tray and bake on the middle or top rack for 20-25 minutes until cooked through and crispy. Baking time can vary depending on the oven and size of cauliflower florets. Serve with fried quinoa.
4. Creamy Lemon Red Beet Dressing — Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and well combined. Serve by pouring the dressing over the fried quinoa and roasted cauliflower or on the side.