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Quinoa with Roasted Shiitakes, Leeks, Goat Cheese & a Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette

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Ingredients

  • 1  cup quinoa 

    ½ cup shiitake mushroom 

    ½ cup leeks 

    2 cloves garlic 

    ⅛ cup goat cheese

    2 cups chicken stock  Vinaigrette

    2-3 medium roasted red peppers 

    1-2 cloves garlic 

    1 tablespoon dijon mustard 

    Salt and pepper to taste

    ⅛  cup red wine vinegar 

    ¾  cup canola oil 

Serving size

  • Serves 3-4

Fall months are when our bodies need extra Qi replenishment because the change in seasons makes our bodies vulnerable to colds and illness. Quinoa is one of the world’s most popular health foods: gluten free, all nine essential amino acids and packed with protein. Shiitake mushrooms are a fall favorite ingredient and also a great Qi replenisher.

1. Rinse quinoa and simmer with chicken stock until stock is absorbed, season with salt and pepper. 

2. Roast shiitakes and leeks with a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper. 

3. Add minced garlic 75% through the roasting process, stir a bit and continue roasting being careful not to burn the garlic.

Roasted red bell pepper vinaigrette

This silky smooth bell pepper vinaigrette is as comforting as it gets.  Eastern warming and Qi aspects help to follow through as we blend East and West.

Procedures:

Blend peppers, garlic, mustard, S&P and vinegar until smooth then slowly add the oil while the blender is running.

Ingredients Chinese Medicine Benefits
Quinoa Warming qi tonic
Shiitake mushrooms Supports the spleen and qi
Leeks Warming yet less stimulating than onion
Garlic Pungent flavor, tonifies the lungs
Chicken Stock Fortifies qi
Vinegar Warming

Travis Metzger is a Minneapolis-based chef and co-founder of DAO Labs. An avid health enthusiast, he’s juiced and eaten his way to health, combining his passion for fresh ingredients with flavors that make the palate sing. He combines his training at the New England Culinary Institute with his frequent travels to and throughout Asia to create recipes for The Way and DAO Labs that bridge the culinary aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine to the western diet and ingredient options. Travis can be reached at [email protected]

Quinoa with Roasted Shiitakes, Leeks, Goat Cheese & a Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette

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