Grilled Chorizo On Quinoa With Roasted Peppers Recipes

ROASTED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Roast peppers by placing them on gas stove or open flame. Make sure to turn peppers to char evenly. When pepper skin is black, remove peppers and place them in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 20 minutes. Remove peppers and peel off black skin. Remove seeds. Cut each pepper into 6 sections. Put peppers in a clean bowl and add olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

GRILLED FLATBREAD WITH CHORIZO & PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Brush 1 Tbsp. oil onto large sheet of parchment paper. Divide dough in half; place 1 piece on prepared parchment. Roll out to 14x8-inch rectangle or 12-inch round. Repeat with remaining oil, dough and second sheet of parchment. Transfer dough, parchment sides up, to grill; remove parchment.
• Grill 2 to 4 min. or until bottoms of crusts are lightly charred. Place, grilled sides up, on work surface.
• Top with salsa, chorizo, peppers and cheese. Grill 4 to 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

QUINOA WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Add chorizo to cold sauce pan, bring up to medium high heat, (to render some fat from the sausage) sautee chorizo until it begins to brown, pour off excess fat so that you have about 1tps in the pot.
• Add peppers, onion, thyme and garlic and sautee' with chorizo until it begins to soften.
• In the meantime, rinse quinoa well in a fine mesh strainer.
• Add quinoa to the pot with the other ingredients, stir to combine.
• Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Turn down heat to a simmer and cover. Cook covered until quinoa is tender (about 15 minutes).

QUINOA CHORIZO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cover quinoa with vegetable broth in an oven-proof saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover the saucepan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until quinoa is dry and fluffy, about 15 minutes. Keep covered.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Pour in vegetable oil. Cook and stir onion and garlic until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, annatto paste, vinegar, paprika, oregano, cumin, and chipotle pepper. Cook until mixture is thick and stew-like, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Toss the mixture with the baked quinoa. Let cool, about 10 minutes. Season with salt.

QUINOA AND GRILLED-PEPPER SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare grill for cooking.
• Wash quinoa in at least 5 changes of water, rubbing grains and letting them settle before pouring off water, until water runs clear. Drain in a large sieve. Add quinoa to a saucepan of boiling salted water and cook 10 minutes. Drain in sieve and rinse under cold water.
• Set sieve over a saucepan with 1 1/2 inches boiling water (sieve should not touch water) and steam quinoa, covered with a kitchen towel and lid, until fluffy and dry, about 10 minutes. (Check water level in pan occasionally, adding water if necessary.) Spread quinoa on a baking sheet to cool.
• While quinoa is cooking, grill bell peppers on a well-oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until slightly softened, about 4 minutes on each side. Cut bell peppers crosswise into thin strips.
• Whisk together oil, lime juice, soy sauce, and cumin in a large bowl and stir in quinoa, bell peppers, cilantro, scallions, and salt and pepper to taste.

CHORIZO & QUINOA STUFFED POBLANO PEPPERS WITH ADOBO CHILE T

Steps:

• Tomato sauce:.
• Put diced tomatoes, garlic, and chipotle peppers into a food processor or blender and blend until relatively smooth. Pour sauce into a medium saucepan, add sugar, and bring to bubbling and then simmer on medium-low while you prepare the rest of the recipe (about 15-20 minutes). Stir occasionally.
• Filling:.
• Brown chorizo sausage in a large saute pan or skillet with 1 t chili powder, oregano, and cumin. Remove and set aside.
• Pour olive oil into the same pan over medium-high heat and add onion/bell pepper. Saute about 5 minutes, until soft. Add diced tomato and cook for about 2-3 more minutes. Stir in quinoa, chorizo, tomato and remaining teaspoon of chili powder . Mix well.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Spread half of the tomato sauce in a large casserole dish. Stuff the peppers with the chorizo/quinoa mixture and arrange them in the casserole dish. Ladle the remaining sauce over the peppers and sprinkle with the cheese. Bake covered for 30 minutes. Then uncover and bake another 5-10 minutes.
• Garnish with sour cream, diced avocado, and serve with refried black beans and tortilla chips or tortillas.