Purple Cabbage Quinoa

I cooked up this delicious plate of quinoa for lunch today. I can’t wait to show you how to make it. This dish is super simple, quick, and uses few ingredients. It’s perfect for lunch or dinner…I ate it for both meals today, haha! ;)

The crunch from the purple cabbage is one of my favorite things about this dish! And who doesn’t love caramelized onions. I don’t know what it is about them, but I would eat them on anything.

Ingredients

1/3 of a purple cabbage (sliced)

1 small bag of frozen broccoli

2 onions (sliced)

1 box of quinoa pearls (about 12 ounces)

3 TBSP olive oil

salt + pepper

Directions

1) Cook your quinoa by following the box directions. 2) Pour the broccoli in a small pot and follow the bag directions. 3) While the quinoa and broccoli are cooking, heat up 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan. Slice up the onions and add to the olive oil. Sauté the onions until they become caramelized (slightly brown). 4) Once your onions are caramelized, add the sliced cabbage to your pan. Drizzle a tablespoon of olive oil over the cabbage. Let the cabbage cook down. Stir onions and cabbage every few minutes until cabbage is soft, but still has a slight crunch. You can taste test a piece of cabbage to see if it’s done. 5) Once your quinoa, broccoli, onions, and cabbage are cooked, toss everything together in a large bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy this delicious and pretty dish!