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Miso Vegetable Pilaf

Recipe / Jacqueline Alwill

Miso is one of my favourite fermented foods that I use often for

marinating fish, in dressings and as a simple snack as a soup with

seaweed. It only seemed fair to try it out in a more Asian-fusion-style

pilaf. I think it’s an absolutely winning combination.

Serves: 4

2 tbsp coconut oil or butter

1 (180g) brown onion, peeled &

finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, peeled & finely

chopped

3 stalks (260g) celery, diced

3 carrots (220g), trimmed & diced

4 cups vegetable stock

1 cup basmati rice

3 tbsp miso paste

1 bunch Asian greens such as

bok choy, trimmed & l eaves

separated

Heat large saucepan on medium

heat, add oil, onion and garlic and

cook covered for 5 mins.

Add celery, carrots, stock, rice

and miso.

Bring to boil then reduce heat to

low and cook 30–35 mins.

Add bok choy and cook further 5

mins. Serve.

Quinoa & Capsicum Pilaf with Lemon Garlic Yoghurt

Recipe / Jacqueline Alwill

Team this delicious pilaf with your favourite protein or another side

of nourishing vegies for the easiest, most flavoursome meal, that’s

ready in no time at all.

Serves: 4 as a side

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium red onion, peeled and

diced

1 medium red capsicum, seeded

& diced

¼ bunch coriander leaves, finely

chopped

1 cup (150g) quinoa, rinsed

½ tsp ground cinnamon

1½ cups vegetable stock

1 tbsp finely sliced mint leaves

3 tbsp pine nuts, toasted

Lemon Garlic Yoghurt

200g Greek yoghurt

½ clove garlic, crushed

2 tsp lemon juice

Sea salt & black pepper

To make pilaf, heat saucepan

on medium heat, add oil, onion,

capsicum and coriander, stir then

cover and cook for 8 mins.

Add quinoa, cinnamon and

stock, bring to boil, then reduce

heat to simmer for 12-15 mins or

until quinoa is cooked through.

While cooking, whisk together

ingredients for Lemon-Garlic

Yoghurt.

Once quinoa pilaf is cooked,

stir through mint and pine nuts.

Serve with your choice of

protein and spoonful of Lemon

Garlic Yoghurt.

Enjoy immediately.

Miso Vegetable Pilaf

Quinoa & Capsicum Pilaf

with Lemon Garlic Yoghurt

Photography: Jacqueline Alwill

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MisoVegetablePilaf

Recipe/ JacquelineAlwill

Misois oneofmyfavouritefermentedfoodsthatI useoftenfor

marinatingfish,indressingsandasa simplesnackasa soupwith

seaweed.It onlyseemedfairtotryit outina moreAsian-fusion-style

pilaf.I thinkit’sanabsolutelywinningcombination.

Serves: 4

2 tbspcoconutoilorbutter

1 (180g)brownonion,peeled&

finelychopped

2 clovesgarlic,peeled& finely

chopped

3 stalks(260g)celery,diced

3 carrots(220g),trimmed& diced

4 cupsvegetablestock

1 cupbasmatirice

3 tbspmisopaste

1 bunchAsiangreenssuchas

bokchoy,trimmed& leaves

separated

Heatlargesaucepanonmedium

heat,addoil,onionandgarlicand

cookcoveredfor5 mins.

Addcelery,carrots,stock,rice

andmiso.

Bringtoboilthenreduceheatto

lowandcook30–35mins.

Addbokchoyandcookfurther 5

mins.Serve.

Quinoa & Capsicum Pilaf with Lemon Garlic Yoghurt

Recipe / Jacqueline Alwill

Team this delicious pilaf with your favourite protein or another side

of nourishing vegies for the easiest, most flavoursome meal, that’s

ready in no time at all.

Serves: 4 as a side

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium red onion, peeled and

diced

1 medium red capsicum, seeded

& diced

¼ bunch coriander leaves, finely

chopped

1 cup (150g) quinoa, rinsed

½ tsp ground cinnamon

1½ cups vegetable stock

1 tbsp finely sliced mint leaves

3 tbsp pine nuts, toasted

Lemon Garlic Yoghurt

200g Greek yoghurt

½ clove garlic, crushed

2 tsp lemon juice

Sea salt & black pepper

To make pilaf, heat saucepan

on medium heat, add oil, onion,

capsicum and coriander, stir then

cover and cook for 8 mins.

Add quinoa, cinnamon and

stock, bring to boil, then reduce

heat to simmer for 12-15 mins or

until quinoa is cooked through.

While cooking, whisk together

ingredients for Lemon-Garlic

Yoghurt.

Once quinoa pilaf is cooked,

stir through mint and pine nuts.

Serve with your choice of

protein and spoonful of Lemon

Garlic Yoghurt.

Enjoy immediately.

Miso Vegetable Pilaf

Quinoa & Capsicum Pilaf

with Lemon Garlic Yoghurt

Photography: Jacqueline Alwill

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pilafs