Ingredients:
Ingredients for Pesto::
- 2 cups of raw cashew nuts (soak overnight)
- 1 cup of fresh basil
- 1 cup of fresh parsley
- 4 garlic cloves
- 4 tbsp. of nutritional yeast
- 1/4 tsp. of salt
- 1/2 cup of organic vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup of olive oil
Other ingredients:
- 1 cup of quinoa
- 1 small box of baby bella mushrooms
- 3 handfuls of spinach
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- Sea salt
- Black pepper
Directions:
- To make pesto, combine all the pesto ingredients in a food processor and blend well. Set aside.
- Proceed to cook quinoa (or buckwheat) according to the package instructions. Set aside.
- Lightly steam spinach with 1 minced garlic clove and a pinch of salt in very little water until the spinach turns bright green. Set aside.
- Sauté mushrooms with 1 minced garlic clove and a pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside.
- In a bowl, serve quinoa (or buckwheat) with spinach, mushrooms, and pesto.