These are so easy to make and perfect as a side dish or eaten on its own. I love quinoa and use it in many of my recipes. It is naturally gluten free, filling due to its fiber and protein content, and it’s a great superfood! Pomegranate seeds are a powerful anti-oxidant fruit, known to lower blood pressure and support the immune system. This dish is bursting with flavor and full of health benefits!
Stuffed Portobella Mushrooms
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
- 4 large portobello mushrooms
- 1 cup quinoa, cooked
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- 2 tbsp basil, chopped
- 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- 1 large tbsp tahini
- 1 tbsp tamari (gluten free soy sauce)
- 1 lemon, squeezed
- olive oil, drizzle on top of mushrooms
- salt & pepper to taste
Optional: feel free to add some herbs like oregano and rosemary if you have some at home.
DIRECTIONS
- Step 1. Preheat oven to 450F.
- Step 2. Bring water to a boil and add quinoa. Season with sea salt and 1 tbsp tamari. Cook covered for 15-20 minutes.
- Step 3. Wash the mushrooms, and pop out the middle part.
- Step 4. Place the mushrooms on a cooking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and sea salt.
- Step 5. Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Step 6. In a glass bow, mix basil, cilantro, pomegranate seeds, pine nuts and tahini.
- Step 7. Add the cooked quinoa to the mixture and the juice of one lemon.
- Step 8. Take mushrooms out of the oven and drain any water that formed on them.
- Step 9. Place mushrooms in a serving plate and stuff with the stuffing.