
PLATES: 1 SERVING
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DURATION: 20 MIN.
Ingredients
Preparation steps
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125 gr. quinoa
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250ml. pure water
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600 gr. cherry tomatoes
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1 yellow bell pepper
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100 gr. mushrooms
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1 diced onion
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1 tbsp. tomato paste
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100 gr. olives(green,black,mixed)
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2 tbsp. virgin olive oil
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5 tsp. sea salt
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2 tsp. black pepper
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2 tbsp. dried basil spice
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5 tsp. cayenne pepper
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1 tbsp. sesame seeds
STEP 1
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Take 125 gr. of quinoa and wash it under lukewarm water. Then cook the quinoa in a small pot with 250 gr. pure water with 1 tsp of sea salt for about 8 min. with a closed lid. Then remove the quinoa from the heat place and rinse the rest water in case it's already soft.
STEP 2
Cut the cleaned mushrooms and washed yellow bell pepper into fine slices. Then dice the onion.
STEP 3
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Take a mixer and mix 500 gr. of fresh washed cherry tomatoes and the diced onion in it. Spice it with 4 teaspoons of sea salt, 2 teaspoons of black pepper and 5 teaspoons of cayenne pepper.
STEP 4
Now that you have a rose-looking tomato cherry tomato paste pour it into a big pot and heat it. Throw the sliced mushrooms into it.
Add the last 100 gr. of washed cherry tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of dried basil spice to the sauce in the pot. Let it simmer until it's hot then add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste and 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
STEP 5
After your cherry tomato paste is ready and the quinoa is finished cooked serve it on a plate and decorate it with the sliced bell pepper and the olives. Voila!​