Saturday, March 31, 2007

Couscous Style Quinoa with Roasted Fruit and Vegetables

Ingredients:

For the roasted fruit and vegetables:

* 1 apple
* 1 sweet potato
* 2 or 3 tomatillos
* 1 or two small potatos
* 1 large onion
and/or
* zucchini
* any sweet winter squash

Chop all the vegetables into bite size chunks. Toss with olive oil and a little salt. Roast at 400 degrees for about an hour or until they are all soft and getting brown.

For the sauce:

* 1 onion
* several cloves of garlic
* 1 large tablespoon garam masala
* 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
* 2 cups of vegetable broth
* 1 small can of crushed tomatos
* 1/2 cup of raisins
* 1 lemon
* olive oil and salt

Chop the onion and garlic. Saute them in olive oil until they are soft. Add the spices and saute until the onion and garlic are coated. Add the broth and tomatos and raisins. Simmer until the sauce thickens (and tastes really good). Remove from heat and stir in the juice of the lemon right before serving.

For the couscous-style quinoa:

* 2 cups quinoa
* 2 cups vegetable broth
* 2 cups water

Bring the broth and the water to a boil then add the quinoa. Simmer until all the water is absorbed.

When everything is done, combine the sauce with the quinoa and mix well. Then add the roast vegetables and mix it all together. This goes well with sauteed greens.

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