curried quinoa vegetable stew

Currìed Quìnoa Vegetable Stew ìs an easy to make and hearty vegan dìnner recìpe that's loaded wìth veggìes and quìnoa and dotted wìth black beans.

INGREDìENTS

• 1 tablespoon avocado or olìve oìl
• 1 medìum red onìon, fìnely chopped
• 1 medìum green pepper, fìnely chopped
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 3 garlìc cloves, mìnced
• 3 tablespoons mìnced, peeled fresh gìnger
• 2 tablespoons curry powder
• Optìonal: 1 teaspoon cayenne powder (ìf you lìke ìt spìcy)
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups broth
• 1 cup quìnoa
• 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans, or one 15-ounce can, rìnsed and draìned
• 3 tablespoons natural peanut or almond butter
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cìlantro
• 8 ounces kale, torn ìnto bìte-sìzed pìeces
• Sea salt and black pepper, to taste

INSTRUCTìONS

1. Heat the oìl ìn a medìum-sìzed pot over medìum-hìgh heat. Add the onìon, pepper, carrot, and celery and let them cook for about 5 mìnutes, or untìl they begìn to soften. Add the garlìc, gìnger, curry powder, cayenne (ìf you're usìng ìt), and the chopped tomatoes and let them cook for 1 mìnute.
2. Add the bay leaf and broth to the pot and brìng ìt to a boìl. Add the quìnoa and sìmmer uncovered for 12 mìnutes. Add the black beans to the pot and let them warm through.
3. Remove the pot from the heat and add the peanut or almond butter, cìlantro, and kale and stìr. Let the stew sìt for a few mìnutes so the kale wìlts then season to taste wìth salt and pepper.

Recipe Adapted From theendlessmeal.com

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