Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 tbsp. Ghee or olive oil
• 1 lb. baby Bella / Cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 5 cloves of garlic, minced
• ¾ tsp. dried Thyme
• ½ tsp. Himalayan rock salt
• ½ tsp. black pepper

Instructions

1. Rinse quinoa and drain.
2. Add quinoa to a large saucepan with 1½ cups water and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce temperature to low, and continue to cook for 10 minutes.
4. Let stand for 5 minutes.
5. While quinoa is cooking, heat a large frypan over medium/high heat.
6. Add Ghee/olive oil to the frypan.
7. Add mushrooms, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper.
8. Cover to let the mushrooms sweat.
9. Stir occasionally, cooking until mushrooms are cooked to desired consistency.
10. When mushrooms are done, add quinoa and mix.
11. Serve warm.

Hints & Tips

• This is a delicious savoury dish that pairs nicely with chicken or steak.
• Double Ghee/olive oil, garlic, thyme, salt and paper and add 190g thinly sliced firm tofu to the mushrooms before frying, for a higher protein main-dish option.