Quinoa stew with squash, prunes & pomegranate

Dairy-free dinner recipe for 4 people, takes only 40 mins; recipe has butternut squash, olive oil, onion, garlic clove, ginger, ras-el-hanout, quinoa, prune, lemon, vegetable stock, pomegranate and mint.

Quinoa stew with squash, prunes & pomegranate

Quinoa stew with squash, prunes & pomegranate

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Dairy-free dinner
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

15 mins

Ingredients

  • Garlic Clove: 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Onion: 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • Vegetable Stock: 600ml vegetable stock
  • Mint: small handful mint leaves
  • Lemon: juice 1 lemon
  • Butternut Squash: 1 small butternut squash, deseeded and cubed
  • Ginger: 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger
  • Pomegranate: seeds from 1 pomegranate
  • Quinoa: 200g quinoa
  • Ras El Hanout: 1 tsp ras-el-hanout or Middle Eastern spice mix
  • Prune: 5 prunes, roughly chopped

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the squash on a baking tray and toss with 1 tbsp of the oil. Season well and roast for 30-35 mins or until soft.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a big saucepan. Add the onion, garlic and ginger, season and cook for 10 mins. Add the spice and quinoa, and cook for another couple of mins. Add the prunes, lemon juice and stock, bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 25 mins.
  3. When everything is tender, stir the squash through the stew. Spoon into bowls and scatter with pomegranate seeds and mint to serve.