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18
Quinoa and Roast Pumpkin
Salad
Serves 4
20ml olive oil
1 brown onion, diced
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp cumin
Pinch salt
2 cups quinoa
200g pumpkin, peeled and diced
3 ½ cups water or chicken stock
1 punnet cherry tomatoes
2 handfuls baby spinach
1 handful toasted walnuts
100g ricotta cheese
1. In a large frypan, heat oil and fry
onion for 3 minutes. Add garlic and
cook for 3 minutes. Once there is a
little bit of colour to the onions, add
cumin and salt.
2. Add quinoa, pumpkin, and water or
stock. Bring to the boil before pouring
into the removable cooking bowl.
3. Place into the rice cooker, close
and securely lock the lid into place.
Press the selector control lever down
to ‘COOK RICE’ setting. Cook until
the unit automatically switches to
the ‘KEEP WARM’ function. Stir once
during cooking. Allow to stand for 10
minutes.
4. Once the quinoa has cooled slightly,
pour out into a large bowl. Mix in
tomatoes, baby spinach and place
on serving board.
5. Garnish with toasted walnuts and
ricotta cheese.
Steamed Chicken and Asian
Greens with Peanut Sauce
Serves 2
250g chicken breast cut into strips
20ml sweet soy sauce
1 bunch Chinese broccoli
1 bunch broccolini
½ bunch snake beans (found in the fresh
beans section of the supermarket)
Peanut sauce
1 tbsp Satay paste
1 x 270ml coconut cream
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tsp fish sauce
1 tbsp crushed peanuts
1. Marinate the chicken in the sweet soy
sauce for 10-15 minutes.
2. Arrange the chicken in the steaming
tray.
3. Lay the Asian greens on top of the
chicken.
4. Pour ½ cup of hot water into the rice
cooker removable cooking bowl, and
place steaming tray on top. Close
and securely lock the lid into place.
5. Press the selector control lever down
to ‘COOK RICE’ setting. Cook until
the unit automatically switches to the
'KEEP WARM' function. The vegetables
will be cooked, and make sure the
chicken is cooked as well.
6. To make the sauce, heat a little bit of
oil in a small pot and fry the paste for
2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients
to the pot and simmer for 3-4 minutes
until the sauce becomes thicker.
Adjust seasoning if not to taste.
7. Once the chicken is cooked, lie on a
plate next to the vegetables and pour
the peanut sauce over.
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