Easy Crustless Quinoa Quiche

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Consider a homemade vegetable stock to cook the quinoa in, it will add immeasurably to the flavour.  Simply add a coarsely chopped yellow onion, carrots, garlic and celery to 2 cups of water, some salt and pepper and a bay leaf to season it and boil until the flavour of the vegetables have infused the water.  Strain the vegetables out and you're ready to cook the quinoa.

 

Using a flavourful stock eliminates the slight bitterness that quinoa would otherwise have.  

Ingredients:

• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 large yellow onion
• 2 large carrots
• 4 celery sticks
• 4 cloves garlic
• 5 medium eggs
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup grated marbled Cheddar cheese

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Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Dice the carrots, onion, celery and garlic into small pieces and reserve.
• Place quinoa in a mesh strainer and rinse well.  Cook with the vegetable stock in a saucepan, bring to a boil then cover and simmer until the water has been absorbed and there is a ring of quinoa around the edge of the pan (about 10-15 minutes).
• Stir the quinoa and let stand, covered for 15 minutes.
• Transfer the quinoa to a large bowl.
• Whisk the eggs in a small bowl and add to the quinoa.
• Stir the quinoa and add the carrots, onion, celery and garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the quinoa mixture into a small baking pan or high-walled oven safe pan.
• Top the quinoa mixture with grated marbled Cheddar cheese.
• Put baking pan in oven and bake for 15 minutes or so until the quinoa mixture is thoroughly cooked through and the cheese is golden-brown.

 Bon appétit!

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