Cashew Chickpea Stir Fry

I have a friend that is a vegetarian, but I never see her eat salads. A few years ago when I became plant based, I just assumed that I would be eating tons of salad….boy, was I narrow minded. Since then, I have expanded my horizons and my Pinterest boards to include so much more!

My friend, Swati, was stir frying some chickpeas one weekend and it inspired this recipe, because I had never thought of cooking them this way! At the beginning of the week I cooked a couple of cups of dried chickpeas in the electric pressure cooker, so that I could experiment with different flavors each day. The dried beans were so much cheaper than the canned ones and only took 10-15 minutes to cook in the pressure cooker. But you could always buy canned beans if you preferred.

I started with just the chickpeas and vegetables then added the quinoa at the end because it covered up the kale.

My kids tend to eat more greens if they are finely chopped or blended with a grain.

 

As long as they are eating good nutrients, I’m happy!

 

Cashew Chickpea Stir Fry

 

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Quinoa

2 Cups of Veggie Broth or Water

½ Cup Cashews

1 Cup Chickpeas

½ Cup

Half an Onion

4 Cloves of Garlic

2 Sticks of Celery

2 Handfuls of Kale

1 tbsp. Ginger Powder

1 tsp of red pepper (or season to your heat preference)

1 tsp of salt

2 tbsp. of Soy Sauce

1 tbsp. of Red Wine Vinegar

1 tbsp. of Olive Oil

4 tbsp. of Water

Directions:

I used dried chick peas that I cooked in the pressure cooker the day before, but you could use canned.

Place quinoa and broth/water (whichever you have) in rice cooker with 2 cloves of garlic and a dash of olive oil.

Then chop veggies into chunks, and heat olive oil in medium skillet.

Put cashews, celery, and onions into skillet on medium heat with seasonings.

Sautee for a few min until onions begin to brown then add chickpeas and kale.

Mix in soy sauce and vinegar and stir fry until kale is cooked down to withered state.

If the stir fry tries to stick just add a tbsp. of water at a time until the ingredients are browned to your liking. When quinoa is done add it to stir fry with a little more soy sauce for a few minutes on low heat.

Finally, turn off heat, pour a nice big glass of wine and enjoy!  Cheers!!!