This weekend my employer had a chef give us a beautiful cooking demonstration on quinoa and why we should incorporate it in our diet. Now I’m a foodie and of course I know a lot about quinoa. I have a bag of it in the freezer and I have only used it about twice. Dr. Oz said it was good for me so I decided to buy it. That’s mainly how I ended up with a big bag of quinoa in my freezer. However I can recall making these burgers and they were delicious. I also used quinoa in a few other dishes but the bag just got put in the freezer. I had forgotten about it until Saturday when I seen how quinoa can be used in so many ways..
Sesame Carrot and Red Cabbage Stir Fry is a simple dish that I love to eat when I want a quick meal that takes less than 20 minutes and healthy too. I love this dish because it reminds me of a healthier version of Chinese food without all the salt and oil. This dish is very versatile it can be a side or main dish.
Tonight we decided to have it as or main dish; I added grilled chicken to country boys, he was not going to eat it without any meat. No matter how much I told him that quinoa had more protein then meat he was not going for it. I choose to have mine meat free and enjoyed the nutty notes of the dish.
Sesame Carrot and Red Cabbage Stir Fry Recipe:
3 large carrots, peeled
1 small red cabbage (about 2.5 cups)
1 small onion (chopped)
1 garlic clove (chopped)
2 tbsp. sesame seeds
2 tbsp. sesame oil
¼ cup soy sauce
Pinch of chili flakes
Salt to taste
1 cup cooked quiona (to serve)
Recipe Directions: On low to medium heat place a skillet with sesame oil, seeds, onion, garlic and pinch of chili flakes. Sauté until onions are translucent; add carrots and cabbage and sauté for five minutes.Add soy sauce and let simmer for five minutes. One done serve over quiona.
This sounds wonderful! My husband is the same way – it’s not a meal unless it has some sort of meat in it!! I love quinoa – it’s one of the few healthy foods that I think tastes really good 🙂
It’s so much like rice except with fewer calories. 🙂
That looks so beautiful! I love when salads are bright and inviting! Wayyy more appetizing then bland colored, greasy fried foods!
I agree even though those are my favorite 🙂
I love the beautiful color of this salad! I love that it’s quick to put together and the flavors sound fantastic! Thanks for sharing Shundara 🙂
Oh Kelly! 🙂 I am happy you enjoyed it!
What a gorgeous stir fry! I love red cabbage and I’m so happy to find another recipe for it 🙂
Ooh! I love cabbage and carrots. In fact, I often make bowls of cabbage in the winter (my hubby thinks I’m crazy!) He, however, loves Asian food so perhaps I could sway him with a bowl of this stir-fry. Thank you for sharing!
I love Asian food! I am still trying to find a recipe for kimchi because I am so sick of spending five buck on a little jar of it..
Perfect harvest dish of veggies, the colors are absolutely beautiful!
This stir-fry looks delicious! So simple too! And the color is so so pretty!
Okay, this looks fantastic because I am a little bit obsessed with red cabbage at the moment!
Lol me too! I have so much of it I am deciding what to do with it 🙂
Quinoa is my favorite! I love it with anything else from cilantro tahini dressing to harissa. You can even make a harissa quinoa dish! The carrot & red cabbage stir-fry looks pretty tasty, I’ve never fried red cabbage before.
Been looking for red cabbage recipes and happened to have all the ingredients for this one, it was delicious!! I’m a sucker for anything sesame.
I am happy you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
I had a dream last night about red cabbage & carrots, so I’m guessing there must be some nutrients in there that my body wants. This looks like a delicious answer! I think I’ll throw some tofu in there as well.
Thanks so much for the recipe!
Gosh I thought I was the only one that seen certain dreams as signs, but next time I have a healthy food dream I will definitely think about what nutrients are am lacking!! Thanks for letting me know that! I hope you enjoy it 🙂 Let me know how it turns out!!
I made this for dinner tonight. Didn’t have enough quinoa so used brown rice (trader joes frozen…great product). Added tempeh for protein which I had never tried before but liked. Delicious dish, everyone liked it. Thanks!
Making this for dinner tonight. Can’t wait to see how it turns out–recipes seems great!