Capsicum Quinoa and Haloumi
Recipe Serves 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp oil, olive extra virgin
- 1 onion, red finely diced
- 1 capsicum, red finely diced
- 200 g quinoa
- 1 tsp stock, powder, chicken
- 360 g cheese, haloumi sliced into ½ cm thick strips
- 1 lemon juice only
- ¼ bunch parsley, flat leaf, fresh roughly chopped
- 1 tsp sugar, caster
Instructions
- Heat a deep frying pan over medium heat. Add half of the oil and sauté the onion and capsicum until soft.
- Add the quinoa, 2 ½ cups of water and the chicken stock powder to the capsicum and onion in the frying pan and stir to combine. Cover with a lid, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes or until all the water is gone. Stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, heat a second non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the strips of halloumi and cook for 2-3 minutes or until golden on each side. Set aside.
- To make the dressing: Combine the remaining olive oil, lemon juice, parsley and sugar in a small bowl.
- Serve each bowl with a quarter of the quinoa mixture. Top with halloumi and dressing. Enjoy!
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