Black Quinoa with Brown Rice and Ramson

Anastasia

6 years ago

Some time ago I bough a package of black quinoa. I don’t like how it tastes on its own cause it’s too chewy and crunchy for me. So I was thinking of other grains to mix it with. White quinoa doesn’t work well because of different cooking times. And today I tried it with brown rice that turned out just perfect.

It’s early spring in Ukraine and we still don’t have much of vegetables around. The first spring vegetable that just started to show up is ramson, also known as wild garlic, wild leek or bear’s garlic.

Ramson is very high in antioxidants and rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, C and iodine. Which is very important at this time of the year when our immune system weakens.

It has strong garliky taste so I like to sauté it for a minute even though it’s more nutritious when raw.

Also I still had some eggplant and green beans in the freezer that I decided to utilize. You can use whatever veggies you like or have on hand.

Cook black quinoa and brown rice in a pot with 2 glasses of water until all liquid is absorbed about 20 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Sauté onion until translucent. Add mixed veggies and cook for couple of minutes until soft.

Stir in chopped ramson, lemon juice, soy sauce and turmeric powder.

Now finally add cooked quinoa and rice, mix well and switch off the heat. Taste for seasoning and serve.

Black Quinoa with Brown Rice and Ramson

Black quinoa with brown rice, mixed vegetables and ramson.

Author: Anastasia
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4
Category: Side dish
Cuisine: Vegan

Ingredients

1/2 C black quinoa
1/2 C brown rice
1 small onion, diced
1/2 C chopped ramson
1/2-1 C chopped mixed veggies (I used eggplant and green beans)
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp soy sauce or tamari
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt and black pepper to taste
oil for cooking

Instructions

Cook black quinoa and brown rice in a pot with 2 glasses of water until all liquid is absorbed about 20 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Sauté onion until translucent. Add mixed veggies and cook for couple of minutes until soft.
Stir in chopped ramson, lemon juice, soy sauce and turmeric powder.
Now finally add cooked quinoa and rice, mix well and switch off the heat. Taste for seasoning and serve.