Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers

Roasted peppers filled with quinoa, turkey and pumpkin seeds, topped with parmesan.

Roasted peppers filled with quinoa, turkey, and pumpkin seeds, topped with parmesan and served with a garlicky avocado sauce.

Makes 4 servings

Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

  • Energy: 366 kcal
  • Protein: 15 g
  • Fat: 17 g
  • Carbohydrate: 30 g
  • Fibre: 10 g

Estimated values.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 large red peppers
  • 2 large green peppers
  • 2 cabbage leaves
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 dessertspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ bottle plain soda water
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan
  • 1 avocado
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 2–3 cloves garlic
  • Fresh parsley
  • 30 g turkey meat
  • ¼ cup pumpkin seeds

Method

Boil the quinoa in a pot over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Take it off the heat, let it cool for 10 minutes, and fluff it with a fork. For the peppers, drizzle a little olive oil into a sauté pan over medium heat; add the red pepper flakes, black pepper, and garlic, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 5–7 minutes. Add the soda water and sauté the peppers in the mixture. In a separate bowl, mix the turkey, quinoa, pumpkin seeds, and cabbage well; season with salt and pepper if you like. Fill the peppers with the mixture and arrange them on a baking tray. Sprinkle parmesan over the peppers and bake for about 15 minutes. While the peppers bake, make the avocado sauce: halve the avocado, remove the pit, scoop out the flesh, and mash it with a fork. Add 1 dessertspoon of olive oil to a small pan. Peel and finely chop the garlic and add it to the pan. Once the garlic is lightly cooked, add the avocado. Stir the avocado with a wooden fork and sprinkle in the spices you like. Sauté for 2–3 minutes, then transfer to a plate and add the juice of ½ lemon. Plate the roasted peppers and serve with the avocado sauce. Enjoy!