Categories: Dinner

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 6 medium cloves garlic, sliced, divided
• 4 cups small broccoli florets
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper, divided
• 1 pound peeled and deveined raw shrimp (21-30 count)
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice, plus more to taste
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• 2 cups cooked quinoa (any kind)
• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 egg
• 5 scallions, chopped
• 1.5 cups green cabbage, shredded
• 1 carrot, diced
• 3/4 cup shelled edamame
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp. ginger, minced
• 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce

Directions

1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add half the garlic and cook until beginning to brown, about 1 minute. Add broccoli, bell pepper and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Cover and cook, stirring once or twice and adding 1 tablespoon water if the pot is too dry, until the vegetables are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm.

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   Heat your pan over medium high heat. Whisk together the egg and season with salt and pepper. Add 1 tsp of vegetable oil to the pan. Add the eggs and cook until just scrambled. Remove from pan and set aside.

3. Add the remaining vegetable oil and sesame oil to the hot pan. Add the scallions, cabbage, carrot, edamame, garlic, ginger, and any other veggies you like. Cook for 1-2 minutes until they just begin to soften.

4. Add the quinoa and cook for 2-4 more minutes, stirring constantly, until the quinoa begins to crisp up.

5. Add the soy sauce and egg. Stir together and cook for 1 more minute. For spicy fried quinoa, add 1-2 tbsp. Asian hot sauce as well.

6. Increase heat to medium-high and add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pot. Add the remaining garlic and cook until beginning to brown, about 1 minute. Add shrimp and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until the shrimp are just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Return the broccoli mixture to the pot along with lemon juice and stir to combine.

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