Quinoa

Ingredients

• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1cm piece ginger finely chopped
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup quinoa (rinsed)
• Juice from ½ lemon, or more to taste
• 1 chilli finely sliced
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 1 small red onion, finely diced
• ½ cup pine nuts, toasted
• Toasted flaked almonds to garnish
• ¼ cup currants, washed
• 2 spring onion, finely sliced
• 1 bunch coriander roughly chopped (including the stalk)
  
  

Method
Heat the vegetable stock in a saucepan and add the quinoa and cinnamon stick.Simmer gently for about 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat when most of the liquid has been absorbed into the quinoa. Allow to cool. In a frypan add a little oil and sauté the onion, add the carrot and sauté a few minutes until softened,add the cumin, Transfer to a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Garnish with toasted flaked almond and a few coriander leaves.