Quinoa and Tofu stir fry with Spicy peanut butter sauce

Since Quinoa and tofu are bland, we can add colors to the dish by adding broccolli, spring onions, snow peas for green, red pepper and carrots for red, yellow bell pepper and corn for yellow.

Ingredients: (Serves 2 to 3)

1 Cup Quinoa
Half cup diced tofu
Half red pepper cut into 1 inch
1 Carrot cut into matchsticks
1/2 Yellow pepper cut into 1 inch
1/2 Cup broccoli flowers
4 Diced spring onions
1/2 Cup snow peas cut into half
1/4 Cup fresh or frozen corn
Handful bean sprouts

For Sauce:


1 tbsp peanut butter
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp soy milk
1 tsp rice vinegar
1 tsp lime juice
couple of pinches red pepper flakes
2 inches minced ginger
If you are using garlic, 2 cloves minced garlic

For Garnish:

2 tbsp chopped cilantro
1 tbsp chopped roasted peanuts or roasted white sesame seeds


Method:


1) Heat 2 cups water and add quinoa, let it boil for 10 minutes and close for 5 minutes and cook until done
2) Heat a tsp olive oil in a pan and fry tofu
3) Once tofu is done, add carrots and stir fry for couple of minutes
4) Add red peppers, yellow peppers, broccoli and cook for couple of minutes
5) Add snow peas, green onions and corn and cook for couple of minutes
6) Add a handful bean sprouts. salt pepper and cook for couple of minutes and mix tofu with the veggies
7) Heat tsp olive oil and add ginger and garlic if using, red pepper flakes, fry for couple of minutes, add peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, lime juice
8) Add sauce to the stir fry veggies and serve over quinoa

Banana peach smoothie

Ingredients: (Makes 2 glasses)

1 Banana
2 Peaches
3 Wedges Pineapple
1 Big slice Papaya

Blend all the ingredients and enjoy the smoothie! Add honey if you need.

Berry Milkshake

Variety of berries are abundant in summer. Try this refreshing power packed berry milkshake for your breakfast and enjoy the day.

Ingredients: (1 serving)

4 to 6 Strawberries
Handful Raspberries
Handful Blueberries
1 Cup 2% or low fat milk or Soy milk

Method:

Blend all the berries with milk. You can even add 2 tsp sugar or honey and 1 tsp vanilla extract to it.

Tropical fruits smoothie

Fruits are very good for health but we cannot eat a lot everyday but smoothies are a good way to consume varieties of fruits. So heres one smoothie recipe that everyone would enjoy. If you are a person who doesn't like papaya, then you should try this recipe. You would want more believe me.

Ingredients: (Serves 2)

1 mango
3 wedges pineapple
1 big slice papaya
3 big strawberries
2 tsp honey

Blend all the above fruits and honey and serve with or without ice. Its sooooooo yummy!