Dijon quinoa with bacon kale coleslaw recipe

There are three easy steps to this simple and elegant dijon quinoa dinner. All you need to do is cook some quinoa, cook some bacon and then put everything together.

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I wasn’t sure what I was going to cook for dinner tonight but I tweeted earlier a hint of what I was thinking.

 


 

Dijon quinoa with bacon kale coleslaw recipe
 
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
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Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Streaky bacon 2 rashers sliced
  • ⅓ cup tricolour quinoa
  • ⅔ cup water
  • 1 tsp chicken stock powder
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 20 g butter
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • Kale coleslaw
  • Garlic aioli
Instructions
  1. Cook the bacon and maple syrup in the oven for 15 minutes at 220 °C
  2. Cook the quinoa in the water and chicken stock for 10 minutes
  3. Add the dijon and butter to the cooked and cooled quinoa
  4. Add the garlic aioli to the kale coleslaw and mix in the cooked bacon
  5. Smear some quinoa on the bottom of a large bowl
  6. Add the kale coleslaw and bacon
  7. Add the rest of the quinoa on top
  8. Shoot a photograph
  9. Eat the meal on the couch with a fork while watching My Kitchen Rules
  10. Wash the dishes
  11. Write the recipe
  12. Blog (verb)
 

 

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Streaky bacon ready for the oven


 

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Tricolour quinoa with dijon and butter


 

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The finished dish in a bowl. On the bottom is a thin layer of the quinoa.


 

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I ate this strawberry cheesecake for lunch dessert (early afternoon tea)


 

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For lunch I ate hot smoked salmon on spinach leaves with feta stuffed peppers


 

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For breakfast I had bacon and eggs with some blue cheese


 

I hope you like this simple dijon quinoa salad meal

6 Responses

  1. Quinoa and bacon is a great idea however my eye was drawn to the egg and bacon. Also is the tart the solution to a sudden onset disaster?

    1. Hehe, it was a tablespoon of dijon and a little butter stirred in with the quinoa 😀 But yes, I love dijon

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