Quinoa stuffed eggplant (Vegan, Vegetarian)
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 175 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 medium eggplants halved by length
- 100 cooked quinoa
- 30 ml olive oil
- 1 shallot diced
- 250 g chopped mushrooms
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 220C.
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Cut the eggplant in half by length, and scoop out the middle, leaving 0.5cm thick shell.
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Place the eggplant on baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Season to taste.
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Bake the eggplant for 20 minutes.
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In the meantime, heat remaining olive oil in a skillet.
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Add shallot and cook for 4 minutes.
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Add the mushrooms, scooped eggplant flesh, and cook 3 minutes.
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Stir in the quinoa and cook 2 minutes.
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Remove the eggplants from the oven. Stuff the eggplants with the prepared mixture.
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10. Reduce the oven temperature to 180C.
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11. Continue baking the stuffed eggplants or 10 minutes.
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12. Serve warm.