So, yesterday my folks were visiting me. They arrived early in the morning and we then headed for a 2-hour walk around the city, just to show them a bit that where I live is not as bad as they might think :) If you know Ljubljana, you'll know what I'm talking about. If you don't... well, you should. The capital is especially beautiful in this time of the year, what with all the flower buds and greening trees.
I took this snapshot during the walk and I am quite fond of it:
The brown smudge next to my dad is our beagle, actually.
I cooked them broccoli soup, chinese noodles (a variation of this), just because mom never makes it right, and a vegan chocolate tiramisu version, since my mom is also following my diet, though not as strict as I am. And I did add a tuna for my dad, who does not understand us women at all :) They ate everything, licked the dishes and took leftovers home for dinner (and thanked me later for it when they ran out of time to cook!).
So with an almost empty fridge today with almost nothing but some seitan, leftover cooked quinoa and some remaining veggies from yesterday's lunch that did not make it to the wok, lunch choice was not really comprehensive. I do need to go shopping today.
serves: 2
150 g cooked quinoa
1 medium onion
1/2 medium leek
1 medium carrot
a handful of broccoli florets
a small red bell pepper
1 seitan steak
sesame oil
soy sauce
salt, pepper
spices to taste
a few leaves Chinese cabbage
1 egg (optional)
Wash, peel, slice&dice your veggies as you like them best.
Heat oil in wok. If you're using eggs, add them to wok, scramble them and remove. Heat some more oil. Add onions and stir fry for a few minutes, until they begin to get tender. Add leek & carrots. Stir-fry, adding water if necessary until carrots turn tender. Add sliced seitan, broccoli florets and bell pepper, stir-fry, (add scrambled egg or omit this step), add quinoa, soy sauce, cold sesame oil, and spices to taste. Stir-fry to heat quinoa. Lastly, add Chinese cabbage and mix well, removing from heat. Serve hot or cold as a salad.
Packed full with proteins, this is an ideal lunch when you're starving. It is also very similar to a rice stir-fry, only richer in protein and vitamins, esp. if what you're using is regular white rice.
Stir-fries are the ideal way to use up leftover food, because there is an infinity of combinations. One rule though: don't try to mix in too many different ingredients. Besides the basics (onion, leek, carrot) add up to 3-4 other ingredients (veggies) for best results. Trust me, I've eaten myself through mom's experimentation and don't wish it on my enemies :)
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