Eggplant Quinoa Loaf Recipes

QUINOA LOAF

Steps:

• Bring water to boil and add quinoa. Immediately cover and remove from heat. Do not uncover until ready to use.
• Saute' onion, mushrooms, carrot, & celery until soft in a small amount of vegetable broth.
• In large bowl, crumble tofu and combine with other ingredients including cooked quinoa.
• Place in loaf pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray or you can use an 8 inch baking dish.
• Cover and Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
• Remove cover the last 10 minutes. Serve with a gravy made of mushroom soup mixed with sour cream. Or, you can use a brown gravy.

EGGPLANT QUINOA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Boil 3 cups of water and add the quinoa. Reduce heat to low and cover for about 25 minutes, until water is absorbed.
• While the quinoa is cooking, cut the eggplant up into 1/2" slices and chop the spinach.
• Steam the eggplant in about 1" of water until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Chop up the onion.
• By this time, the quinoa should be done. Transfer to a large bowl and mix with the flour, salt, pepper, cayenne, and whatever else you desire.
• Add the oil and mix lightly.
• Mix in the spinach and onion (and whatever other veggies you want).
• Lightly oil a loaf pan and fill it halfway with the quinoa mixture. Place a single layer of the eggplant on top and spoon the rest of the quinoa mixture into the pan. top with the rest of the eggplant.
• Sprinkle sunflower seeds on top and bake for about 35 minutes.