Quinoa W/ Leeks, Chard, And Tofu (plus Other Fun Stuff!)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup dry quinoa
• 1 leek
• 1 bunch chard leaves
• 2 bell peppers (i used 1 red, 1 yellow)
• 1 medium red onion
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot
• 2 cups asparagus
• firm tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can sweet corn
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup sweet thai sweet chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons minced ginger
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut all veggies into desired size - i like them cut into pretty small pieces.
• 2 add 2 cups of water to the quinoa in a separate pan. bring to boil, cover, turn to low heat or remove from heat, and let finish cooking.
• 3 in a separate saucepan, saute ginger and garlic until soft, then add onions until translucent. add peppers and leeks; saute until tender. add olive oil, wine vinegar, and thai chili sauce along the way.
• 4 on a separate skillet, grill asparagus until slightly tender and grill tofu until slightly brown.
• 5 add the asparagus and tofu to the onions, peppers, and leeks. add any remaining olive oil, wine vinegar, and sweet thai chili sauce. add carrots and chard, cover and let chard wilt. finally, stir in corn (after rinsing to reduce sodium).