Breakfast Quinoa Bowl
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recipe by Chloe Harris www.chloefoodie.com
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- Total Time
- 30mins
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- Serves
- 2
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- Calories
- 363
My favourite breakfast or lunch to fuel me up for the day. This fool proof way of making quinoa in the microwave should result in fluffy perfect quinoa every time
recipe updated 10 Jan. 2022
Ingredients
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- Quinoa
- 175 g
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- Kale
- 2 handfuls
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- Lime
- ½
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- Water
- 720 ml
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- Egg
- 2
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- Oil
- as needed
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- Pesto
- 3 tablespoons
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- Salt & pepper
- as needed
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- Salt
- as needed
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- Olive oil
- 2 teaspoons
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- Feta cheese
- as needed
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- Pickled red onions
- as needed
Tools
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Stove
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Panasonic 4-in-1 Microwave Oven
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Large mixing bowl
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Frying pan
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Microwave-safe bowl
Step preview
- To a deep large microwave-safe bowl add the quinoa and water
- Microwave on Med-High (800w) for 3 mins
- Let the bowl rest for 3 mins in the microwave
- Microwave on Med-High (800w) for 3 mins
- Let rest for 3 mins
- Microwave again on Med-High (800w) for 3 mins
- Let rest for the final 3 mins
- Now the quinoa should have soaked up all the water, add the pesto and season with some salt and pepper
- Mix to combine
- To a mixing bowl add the kale, lime, salt and oil and using your hands massage the kale for 2 mins
- On a frying pan with some oil fry the eggs to your liking
- Serve a generous portion of pesto quinoa with a handful of kale, crumbled feta, optional pickled onions and seaon with some more salt and pepper if needed